Dictionary entry

Roundly

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Round″ly, adv. 1. In a round form or manner.

2. Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply.

He affirms everything roundly. Addison.

3. Briskly; with speed. locke.

Two of the outlaws walked roundly forward. Sir W. Scott.

4. Completely; vigorously; in earnest. Shak.

5. Without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively; generally; as, to give numbers roundly.

In speaking roundly of this period. H. Morley.