different between roundly vs houndly

English

Etymology

From Middle English roundly, roundely, roundliche, equivalent to round +? -ly.

Adverb

roundly (comparative more roundly, superlative most roundly)

1. Circularly.
2. Utterly or thoroughly.
   • 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.

3. Boldly; openly.
   • 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

     Moko, a name given by sportsmen to pheasants killed by mistake during September, before the pheasant-shooting comes in. They pull out their tails, and roundly assert that they are no pheasants at all, but mokos.

4. Briskly.
5. Generally.

Synonyms

• completely, deeply, firmly, fully, perfectly, soundly, thoroughly, totally

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English houndly, houndely, from Old English hundl?? (“of or like dogs, canine”), equivalent to hound +? -ly. Cognate with Middle High German huntlich (“doglike”).

Adjective

houndly (comparative houndlier or more houndly, superlative houndliest or most houndly)

1. Of, like, or characteristic of hounds or dogs; doglike; dogly; canine.
   • 1865, Baily's Magazine of sports and pastimes - Volume 9 - Page 129:

     [...] all of which really ought to be secondary considerations to those two houndly gifts, the keen, discriminating sense of smell, and ready, truthful tongue.

   • 2013, Thomas J. Mattingly, Earl C. Hudson, Smokey:

     But nothing compares to the adoring look in those houndly eyes, nor the profound sigh of bliss when that large head is lowered onto your lap to receive gentle [...]