roundly

round·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [round-lee]
- /ˈraʊnd li/
- /ˈraʊnd.li/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [round-lee]
- /ˈraʊnd li/

Definitions of roundly word

adverb roundly in a round manner. 1
adverb roundly vigorously or briskly. 1
adverb roundly outspokenly, severely, or unsparingly. 1
adverb roundly completely or fully. 1
adverb roundly in round numbers or in a vague or general way. 1
adverb roundly criticized: forcefully 1

See all 15 definitions of roundly

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Origin of roundly

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at round1, -ly

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Parts of speech for Roundly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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roundly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for roundly

adv roundly

all but — All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing.
all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
as a rule — If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.
as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'

adverb roundly

wholly — entirely; totally; altogether; quite.

All 19 Synonyms of roundly