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roundly

/ˈɹaʊndli/ROWND-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈɹaʊndli/ROWND-lee

Meaningin a round way

Common meaning: thoroughly

Other meanings: bluntly

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Journey through time

  1. Latinrotundus‘round’source
  2. Middle Englishroundsource
  3. Englishround‘shaped like a circle’
  4. Englishformed in English from roundroundly‘thoroughly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from round + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ROUND, p.516 · scan

Source words

  • rotundus Latin · source word “round”

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