roundly
[round-lee]
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Origin of roundly
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Contemporary Examples
This claim, recklessly tossed about by those on the right, has been roundly dismissed by PolitiFact as false.
He was roundly mocked for pointing to his immediate family members as evidence that women are doing great as a group.
Heading a nation where soccer is religion, Rousseff was roundly booed at the opening match of the Confederations Cup.
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The company, whose portfolio includes Discovery Channel, TLC, and Animal Planet, has been roundly mocked for the past few years.
Rousseff was roundly booed at the Confederations Cup opening match on June 15 in Brasília.
Historical Examples
He said roundly: "No, I shan't; I knew it would be a failure."
Howards EndE. M. Forster
Nancy made a cry of alarm, took the hood out of his hand, and scolded him roundly.
The ManxmanHall Caine
Hogan replied by roundly cursing the coat and his own lucklessness.
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
"You ought to have them taught you with a stick," he had told her roundly, on the last occasion.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
A paradox this to Maimon, and roundly denied as impossible when he first heard of it.
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
roundly
- frankly, bluntly, or thoroughlyto be roundly criticized
- in a round manner or so as to be round
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