roundly

adverb

round·​ly ˈrau̇n(d)-lē 

1

a

: in a complete or thorough manner : thoroughly

roundly disliked

roundly satisfying

b

: by nearly everyone : widely

roundly praised

2

: in a plainspoken manner : bluntly

told them roundly they would get no help

3

: with vigor or asperity

roundly attacked the plan

Synonyms

• strongly
• vigorously
• forcibly
• vehemently
• firmly
• hard
• fiercely

Examples of roundly in a Sentence

Her leadership is roundly praised.

She roundly criticized the plan.

Recent Examples on the Web

But it was roundly criticized by even conservative economists. —Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025

But the plan roundly ignores the contributions of climate change to the state's extreme heat problem. —Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025

The measure—authored by State Senator Scott Wiener—follows last year’s veto of a stricter bill that was roundly opposed by Silicon Valley heavyweights and AI companies. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025

Leading medical researchers and physician organizations have come out in droves to debunk the claims, which were roundly disproven in a study of more than 2 million children just last year. —Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for roundly

• soundly
• profoundly

Kids Definition

roundly

adverb

round·​ly ˈrau̇n-(d)lē 

1

: in a thorough way : completely

was roundly ignored

2

: in plain or strong language

roundly criticized the plan