roundly
adverb/ˈraʊndli/
Frequency rank: #19,054 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
in a thorough and forceful way; completely or severely.
Example sentence
The proposal was roundly criticized by every member of the committee.
Synonyms & related words
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