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[ roun-did ] / ˈraʊn dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rounded ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivereduced to simple curves; made round. Phonetics. pronounced with rounded lips; labialized: “Boot” has a rounded vowel.Compare spread (def. 40), unrounded. fully developed, perfected, or complete; diversified and well-balanced (sometimes used in combination): a well-rounded education; a rounded character. round1 (def. 11). Origin of roundedlate Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at round1, -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM roundedround·ed·ly, adverbround·ed·ness, nounWords nearby roundedround barrow, round character, round clam, round dance, round down, rounded, roundel, roundelay, rounder, rounders, round-eye Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for roundedOnly a rounded bar and three rotting bathtubs remain in the decrepit club. ‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST She rounded out the weekend by appearing the morning after the ceremony in a Giambattista Valli Spring 2014 couture creation. Screw George Clooney—Amal Alamuddin Is the Catch|Allison McNearney|September 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the accounts give a rounded flavor of what people encounter. Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death|Patricia Pearson|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then Cruz rounded up some of the far-right members of the House GOP caucus and plotted a revolt. On Border, a Huge Win for the Hard Right|Michael Tomasky|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, we rounded up the strangest, most surprising facts about The Lion King. ‘The Lion King’ Turns 20: Every Crazy, Weird Fact About the Disney Classic|Kevin Fallon|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST This symbol was first rounded into and then changed first to , and ultimately to . Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1|Various Like a young priestess she stood, motionless save for the sudden quiver of a limb, a quick pulse-flutter in the rounded throat. The Mystery of Choice|Robert William Chambers We rounded the terrible headland, and were floating at ease that evening on the glassy surface of Loch Erribol. Memoirs of Life and Literature|W. H. Mallock A rounded human development provides for the fullest and freest exercise of all the powers of being. Colleges in America|John Marshall Barker Before the heavy snows these bunches were rounded up and driven to the ranch to winter there. The Land of Strong Men|Arthur M. Chisholm
British Dictionary definitions for rounded
adjectiveround or curved having been made round or curved full, mature, or complete (of the lips) pursed, as in pronouncing the sound (uː) (of a speech sound) articulated with rounded lips Derived forms of roundedroundedly, adverbroundedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to roundedspherical, bowed, circular, convex, oval, rotund, globular, orbicular |