roundly
roundly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply. He affirms everything roundly. Addison.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is roundly.
- What is openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply. He affirms everything roundly. Addison called?
- What is briskly; with speed. locke. Two of the outlaws walked roundly forward. Sir W. Scott called?
- What is completely; vigorously; in earnest. Shak called?
- What is without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively; generally; as, to give numbers roundly. In speaking roundly of this period. H. Morley called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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