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
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Examples of roundly in a Sentence
Her leadership is roundly praised.
She roundly criticized the plan.
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Ben Church, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
In the month that followed, the IDF was accused of roundly defying the U.S., its most important ally.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
The decision on Thursday was roundly criticized by student rights activists, who said that in addition to tossing out the new protections for transgender students, the decision eliminated other provisions in the Biden administration’s changes.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The media roundly mocked the incident, which left 19 people hospitalized, an attitude reflecting prejudicial views of the event-goers’ lifestyle.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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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
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