<adv.all> he spoke bluntly he stated his opinion flat-out he was criticized roundly
Roundly \Round"ly\, adv. 1. In a round form or manner.
2. Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply.
He affirms everything roundly. --Addison.
3. Briskly; with speed. --locke.
Two of the outlaws walked roundly forward. --Sir W. Scott.
4. Completely; vigorously; in earnest. --Shak.
5. Without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively; generally; as, to give numbers roundly.
In speaking roundly of this period. --H. Morley.
But they were roundly rejected by West Germany and the U.S., and Mr. Hashimoto went home empty-handed.
Goencz replaces interim president Matyas Szueroes, a member of the Socialist Party that grew out of the old Communist party and governed until being roundly defeated in free elections in March and April.
When "raiders" such as T. Boone Pickens, Irwin Jacobs and Ted Turner threatened to take over corporations and sell off various parts, they were roundly criticized.
The size of both the U.S. and German fiscal packages has been roundly ridiculed.
Regulators warn that prospective borrowers should be roundly skeptical about any lender soliciting an advance fee.
The Chicago exchanges have roundly denied the charge that plummeting futures increased the pressure on stocks during the crash and have offered evidence to refute it.
In his previous handling of the case, Judge Brieant roundly attacked the merits of the Pennzoil judgment.
It's her annual "media tour," and she's boosting one bill pending in the state legislature while roundly condemning another.
In recent months Rakowski has been roundly criticized for his government's handling of the economy.
And Jackson endorsed the gubernatorial bid of Young, who was roundly booed by Jackson delegates during the 1984 Democratic National Convention.
But its most recent campaign for Ziploc bags, featuring "Fingerman," a bouncing index finger with a smiley face, was roundly criticized in the advertising trade press.
But despite huge infusions of federal aid, most of the thrifts sold in 1988 had a mediocre year at best, including Bluebonnet Savings Bank of Dallas, whose sale by regulators was roundly attacked as a giveaway by the House banking committee.
Initially, the proposal was roundly criticized for providing tax breaks to upper-class families that don't need them, but the vice president now proposes an income cap.
Dubbed the "responsiveness program" the scheme was roundly condemned by the Senate Watergate committee.
Sakharov spent his last several days working in the seat of Soviet power where, until just a few short years ago, he was roundly and regularly condemned.
A proposal to limit pain-and-suffering awards was roundly opposed.
Do you favor such an approach, sir? A. I have spoken at an international AIDS conference at which I was roundly booed two years ago or so advocating certain kinds of testing.
Holders roundly defeated a shareholder proposal that would have required the company to shed its South Africa holdings, but the proposal gained 7.5% of the voted shares, enough to be placed before holders again next year.
The increases imposed by the Conservatives are roundly condemned, not just because they represent broken promises but because of the additional burden on ordinary families.
Free-trade agreements within regions are designed to expand trade and are roundly welcomed by most economists.
The May 7 election in which Ford was a vice presidential candidate was roundly condemned by foreign governments and independent groups as being rigged to favor Noriega.
It roundly outperformed the sector over the last 12 months as underwriting conditions have turned.
Nissan was roundly criticized when it introduced a campaign with a similar "built for the human race" theme.
Mr Fuentes's proposal has similarly been roundly condemned.