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by critics; not a single reviewer had any positive thing to
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Updated on: 06 Sep 2025, 08:26
Updated on: 06 Sep 2025, 08:26
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The film was (i) _________ (ii) _________ by critics; not a single reviewer had any positive thing to say about it.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
| (A) warily | (D) lauded |
| (B) mendaciously | (E) panned |
| (C) roundly | (F) venerated |
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Re: by critics; not a single reviewer had any positive thing to
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01 Nov 2017, 17:49
01 Nov 2017, 17:49
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Wow, what a terrible movie! Not a single reviewer could think of one nice thing to say? You need two words that mean something like “unanimously criticized” or “100% disliked.”
Roundly means “emphatically,” or “so thoroughly as to leave no doubt.” Panned means “reviewed negatively” and is almost always used to refer to plays, movies, etc., so the word is a perfect match here.
Roundly, panned.
Wow, what a terrible movie! Not a single reviewer could think of one nice thing to say? You need two words that mean something like “unanimously criticized” or “100% disliked.”
Roundly means “emphatically,” or “so thoroughly as to leave no doubt.” Panned means “reviewed negatively” and is almost always used to refer to plays, movies, etc., so the word is a perfect match here.
Roundly, panned.
Re: by critics; not a single reviewer had any positive thing to
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11 Jun 2025, 09:31
11 Jun 2025, 09:31
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