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roundly
adverb /ˈraʊnd.li/ formalDefinition
› severely: The government is being roundly criticized for its education policy. The home team were roundly defeated.Severe
(Definition of roundly adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- austere adjective
- be heavy on sb idiom
- disciplinarian noun
- draconian adjective
- flaming adjective
- hard adjective (SEVERE)
- harsh adjective (UNKIND)
- rigour noun (FORCEFULNESS)
- rule sth with an iron hand/fist idiom
- severe adjective (NOT KIND)
- severely adverb (NOT KINDLY)
- severity noun (NOT KIND)
- sharp adjective (ABLE TO CUT)
- stern adjective
- stiffly adverb (SEVERE)
- strict adjective
- strictly adverb
- strictness noun
- take a hard line on sb/sth idiom
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