What does "roundly" mean?
Roundly: Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply. He affirms everything roundly. Addison.
Additional senses
- 2.Briskly; with speed. locke. Two of the outlaws walked roundly forward. Sir W. Scott.
- 3.Completely; vigorously; in earnest. Shak.
- 4.Without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively; generally; as, to give numbers roundly. In speaking roundly of this period. H. Morley.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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