1
[ adverb ] in a round manner

Examples

"she was roundly slim"

Used in print

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

Carrying it to the living_room , she imagined the picture she made : tall and roundly slim , a_bit sophisticated in her yellow sheath , with a graceful swingy walk that she had learned as a twirler with the school band .

Related terms

round round

2
[ adverb ] in a blunt direct manner

Synonyms

bluntly brusquely flat_out bluffly

Examples

"he spoke bluntly" "he stated his opinion flat-out" "he was criticized roundly"

Related terms

blunt brusque bluff blunt brusque

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Rhymes with

grandly soundly proudly profoundly candidly friendly fondly broadly evenhandedly kindly unfriendly bradley downwardly blindly blandly oddly rudely splendidly secondly idly determinedly loudly ridley badly madly undoubtedly crudely pointedly shrewdly godly widely cuddly sadly hardly contentedly unprecedentedly reportedly assuredly markedly baldly mildly cowardly ungodly deadly diddley gladly rapidly wildly inwardly ruggedly supposedly placidly stupidly purportedly straightforwardly markedly wholeheartedly guardedly excitedly validly decidedly boldly belatedly advisedly avowedly medley doggedly unabashedly determinedly avidly solidly haphazardly weirdly coldly vividly timidly pointedly goodly thirdly unashamedly deservedly wretchedly allegedly rigidly reputedly worldly repeatedly admittedly unexpectedly outwardly upwardly absurdly hurriedly otherworldly awkwardly niggardly wickedly dastardly good-naturedly heatedly

Phonetic and Homophones

R AW1 N D L IY0

Similar Spelling

roundel roundelay rondel rundle

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