[
US
/ˈɹaʊndɫi/
]
[ UK /ɹˈaʊndli/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈaʊndli/ ]
ADVERB
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in a round manner
she was roundly slim -
in a blunt direct manner
he spoke bluntly
he stated his opinion flat-out
he was criticized roundly
How To Use roundly In A Sentence
- Serena, in particular, has caused a stir with her black studded tennis ensembles, the black Shox Boots from her Nike collection and the infamous black cat suit that was roundly deemed bootylicious.
- Such are your own and your friends’ impressions; and behold! there starts up a little man, differing diametrically from all these, roundly charging you with being too airy and cheery — too volatile and versatile — too flowery and coloury. Villette
- My offer to make them herbal tea was roundly rejected. Times, Sunday Times
- Failure by the political parties to address the vital insurance issue in their election manifestos has been roundly condemned by the Construction Industry Federation.
- Political leaders have roundly condemned the shooting.
- Such are your own and your friends 'impressions; and behold! there starts up a little man, differing diametrically from all these, roundly charging you with being too airy and cheery -- too volatile and versatile -- too flowery and coloury. Villette
- The killing of innocent civilians by suicide bombers must be roundly condemned.
- The Chief Pilot of KLM, who landed at Barton in January, inspected the aerodrome and condemned it roundly.
- On mentioning the above to another birdcatcher he gave a huge snort of dissatisfaction, and roundly swore that my man knew "nought about it," for he always set his cages as near the nets as possible; "for don't it stand to reason," quoth he, "that if you set your cages fur away, your 'call birds' will 'tice the wild' uns down round 'em? an' they won't come near your nets. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling a
- There were splits in the camp and selection policy was roundly condemned. Times, Sunday Times