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

The decision was immediately and roundly criticized online. —Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024

But scientists roundly criticized Trump for waiting 18 months to nominate Droegemeier and for having a young business executive, Michael Kratsios, manage OSTP for almost 2 years. —Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 16 Oct. 2024

The latest: General manager Chris Getz was roundly criticized at the MLB trade deadline for not trading some of the above players and not getting enough in return for the players that were dealt. —Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024

Thiel has roundly critiqued Apple and Google’s ties to China. —Aynne Kokas, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

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

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