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roundly

[round-lee]

round·ly

[round-lee]
adverb
1.
in a round manner.
2.
vigorously or briskly.
3.
outspokenly, severely, or unsparingly.
4.
completely or fully.
5.
in round numbers or in a vague or general way.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see round1, -ly
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Roundly is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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roundly (ˈraʊndlɪ)
 
adv
1.  frankly, bluntly, or thoroughly: to be roundly criticized
2.  in a round manner or so as to be round

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