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

• dynamically
• energetically
• explosively
• firmly
• forcefully
• forcibly
• hard
• mightily
• muscularly
• powerfully
• stiffly
• stoutly
• strenuously
• strongly
• sturdily
• vigorously

Examples of roundly in a Sentence

Her leadership is roundly praised.

She roundly criticized the plan.

Recent Examples on the Web

After posting it to social media, she was roundly mocked by online commenters. —Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025

Wired was roundly criticized by those close to Belushi, including Dan Aykroyd, director John Landis, and Belushi's widow, Judith Pisano. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025

His decision to use AfD support to pass a nonbinding motion about immigration late last month was roundly criticized, even by members of his own party. —Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Feb. 2025

Last year’s format, which featured best-of-three series in the opening round with no aggregate score kept, was roundly criticized by players and fans. —Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 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