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[syn: bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Roundly \Round"ly\, adv.
1. In a round form or manner.
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2. Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply.
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He affirms everything roundly. --Addison.
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3. Briskly; with speed. --locke.
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Two of the outlaws walked roundly forward. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. Completely; vigorously; in earnest. --Shak.
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5. Without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively;
generally; as, to give numbers roundly.
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In speaking roundly of this period. --H. Morley.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
roundly
adv 1: in a round manner; "she was roundly slim"
2: in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his
opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn:
bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundly]