adv. 1. In a round form or manner. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply. [ 1913 Webster ] He affirms everything roundly. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Briskly; with speed. locke. [ 1913 Webster ] Two of the outlaws walked roundly forward. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Completely; vigorously; in earnest. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. Without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively; generally; as, to give numbers roundly. [ 1913 Webster ] In speaking roundly of this period. H. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ] |