As adverbs the difference between roundly and soundly
is that
roundly is circularly while
soundly is in a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
roundly English
Adverb
( en adverb)
Circularly.
Utterly or thoroughly.
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, title=( The Celebrity), chapter=4
, passage=Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.}}
* 1974 , Richard Garrett, General Gordon (page 203)
- When, over in the east, General Valentine Baker led his force of four thousand irregulars against Osman Digna, he was roundly thrashed.
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soundly English
Adverb
( en adverb)
In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
- He was soundly thrashed by the semi-professional boxer.
* 1899 , , A History of Japanese Literature , page 272
- The wedding company, fatigued with their enjoyment of the previous night, slept soundly late into the next morning.
Synonyms
* completely, deeply, firmly, fully, perfectly, thoroughly, totally
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