roundly

roundly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply. He affirms everything roundly. Addison.
  2. 2.Briskly; with speed. locke. Two of the outlaws walked roundly forward. Sir W. Scott.
  3. 3.Completely; vigorously; in earnest. Shak.
  4. 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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