roundly
Adverb
Meaning
In a round form or manner.
Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply.
Briskly; with speed.
Completely; vigorously; in earnest.
Without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively; generally; as, to give numbers roundly.
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Examples
he spoke bluntly
he stated his opinion flat-out
he was criticized roundly
she was roundly slim
“An army roundly defeated in the battlefield, its officers pursued, captured and beheaded by a band of ill-equipped combatants, but take pride in showcasing its intimidatory might in peaceful enclaves is the height of an army of cowards devoid of ideas.
After the unfortunate civil war have been roundly treated as second class citizens.