roundly
/ˈraʊn(d)li
/adverb
1In a vehement or emphatic manner: the latest attacks have been roundly condemned by campaigners for peace...
- When it comes down to threats of physical violence against people who are doing their jobs, that is something we roundly condemn.
- Last year, they roundly condemned the growing practice of fingerprinting school children as part of cost cutting projects to ‘automate’ school libraries.
- New Left radicals roundly condemned liberals in the 1960s for their reluctance to take sides.
1.1So thoroughly as to leave no doubt: the army was roundly beaten...
- No one seriously doubts that the citizenship provision adopted in 1998 has been roundly abused and should be changed.
- The computer manufacturer is getting roundly spanked in a fierce price war during a market slowdown.
- The original script of the film had been roundly rejected.
Synonyms
utterly, completely, totally, thoroughly, decisively, conclusively, heavily, soundly
1.2Too plainly for politeness; bluntly: she told him roundly to get to the point...
- When he didn't like a manuscript he said so more roundly than a nervous author wanted.
- Indeed, he was roundly told off by Noel's father, who threatened to tell his mother about his lies!
Synonyms
vehemently, emphatically, fiercely, forcefully, sharply, bitterly, severely;
bluntly, outspokenly, forthrightly, baldly, plainly, frankly, candidly
2So as to form a circular or roughly circular shape: he was a middle-aged, roundly built man