Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In the form of a circle or sphere.
- adverb With full force or vigor; thoroughly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a round form.
- In a round or positive manner; frankly, bluntly, vigorously, earnestly, energetically, or the like. See
round , adjective, 9. - In round numbers; without formal exactness; approximately.
- Briskly; hastily; quickly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a round form or manner.
- adverb Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply.
- adverb Briskly; with speed.
- adverb Completely; vigorously; in earnest.
- adverb Without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively; generally.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb
circularly - adverb
utterly orthoroughly
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a round manner
- adverb in a blunt direct manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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"La chanson du départ" is a frequent demand; and the chorus of spectators chimes in roundly.
Fighting France 1915
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She uttered each word roundly and fully as if she were pondering the next move over a chequer-board.
The Fifth Queen Crowned Ford Madox Ford 1906
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To call her roundly the loveliest creature I have ever set eyes on, or am like to, is (you will say) no description, though it may argue me in love with her.
Lady Good-for-Nothing Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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Many of the narratives can only tend to excite ideas the worst calculated for a female breast; every thing is called roundly and plainly by its own name, and the annals of a brothel would scarcely furnish a greater choice of indecent expressions.
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Reporter Jose Antonio Vargas lapped up MoveOn's claims that it's much more powerful and effective than the National Rifle Association, employed euphemisms to mask that MoveOn opposed any "violence" in response to the 9 / 11 attacks, and waited 18 long paragraphs to arrive at that "stumble" known as the roundly condemned "General Betray Us" ad.
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The party said it "roundly" condemned the perpetrators and called on the Department of Safety and Security to step up its operations to secure arrests and convictions.
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After shootaround on Friday, Bryant was asked again about Anthony getting roundly booed following his 35-point performance against Oklahoma City 48 hours earlier.
Kobe: Nuggets Fans Are 'Stupid' AP 2011
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After shootaround on Friday, Bryant was asked again about Anthony getting roundly booed following his 35-point performance against Oklahoma City 48 hours earlier.
Kobe Bryant Criticizes Nuggets Fans For Booing Melo The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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After shootaround on Friday, Bryant was asked again about Anthony getting roundly booed following his 35-point performance against Oklahoma City 48 hours earlier.
Kobe: Nuggets Fans Are 'Stupid' AP 2011
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With faux atonement, Mr Cameron admitted John Major had roundly deserved the boot in 1997 and warned that AV would have prevented the clean sweep of the Commons that the country had wanted.
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