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Definition of roundly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

roundly

adverb
 
/ˈraʊndli/
 
/ˈraʊndli/
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  1. (used to describe a negative action) strongly or by a large number of people
    • The report has been roundly criticized.
    • They were roundly defeated (= they lost by a large number of points).
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRoundly is used with these verbs:
    • condemn
    • criticize
    • curse
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See roundly in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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