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
Examples of roundly in a Sentence
Her leadership is roundly praised.
She roundly criticized the plan.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
At a time when Alphabet 's Gemini, OpenAI's ChatGPT, and Anthropic's Claude are being celebrated, Microsoft has been roundly criticized.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Both these settings made local people aware that these were not remote stories of an alien land, and allowed the music to speak unfettered and directly to the heart (though I was roundly condemned as well).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
Those who happen to wander close enough (or smartly follow the recommendation of the right post on social media) are roundly rewarded with an escape that feels at once impossibly old and startlingly new, totally obvious yet genius.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Roundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roundly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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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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