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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Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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
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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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