"roundly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more roundly [comparative], most roundly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English roundly, roundely, roundliche, equivalent to round + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|roundly}} Middle English roundly, {{m|enm|roundely}} roundely, {{m|enm|roundliche}} roundliche, {{suffix|en|round|ly}} round + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} roundly (comparative more roundly, superlative most roundly)
  1. Circularly.
    Sense id: en-roundly-en-adv-5nWApVeF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 15 26 29 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 30 18 24 28 0
  2. Utterly or thoroughly. Translations (utterly): направо (napravo) (Bulgarian), без заобикалки (bez zaobikalki) (Bulgarian), degelijk (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-roundly-en-adv-emHgV9hz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 15 26 29 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 30 18 24 28 0 Disambiguation of 'utterly': 16 47 15 17 6
  3. Boldly; openly.
    Sense id: en-roundly-en-adv-LekpZHdV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 15 26 29 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 30 18 24 28 0
  4. Briskly.
    Sense id: en-roundly-en-adv-dzZw-nAi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 15 26 29 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 30 18 24 28 0
  5. Generally.
    Sense id: en-roundly-en-adv-CSit9wzB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: completely, deeply, firmly, fully, perfectly, soundly, thoroughly, totally

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