rounded Definition
rounded (ro̵un′did)
adjective
- made round
- developed or diversified, in regard to tastes, abilities, etc.: often in hyphenated compounds a well-rounded person
- Phonet. articulated with the lips forming a circular or oval opening; labialized
rounded Related Forms
round′·ed·ness noun
rounded Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
make: It doesn't make the film any better but it does make the characters more rounded.
Modifies a noun
- pebble: In the adit walls can be seen rounded pebbles, these are the remains of a raised beach.
- neckline: Trimmed in white around the rounded neckline, with vertical stripes down the center of the dress to the waist seam.
- rectangle: Safari's RSS button is a blue rounded rectangle with RSS written inside in white, .
- cobbles: So how do you use scaffolding to shore up a pile of vertically stacked small rounded cobbles?
- corner: A sheer smooth curving glass wall with rounded corners.
- lough: The bogs are punctuated by small, rounded loughs, the source of many streams.
Modifying Another Word
- nicely: I am also very suspicious when these figures come out in such a nicely rounded fashion.
- gently: The head has good width between the ears and a gently rounded dome.
- beautifully: None but a woman can have this soft and beautifully rounded arm, these graceful outlines.
- well: These pebbles did not have time to become well rounded.
- fully: No, I'm making real efforts toward being a fully rounded human being this week.
- slightly: The head is a slightly rounded wedge shape with no flat edges.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near rounded
- ‹ roundabout
- ‹ round up
- ‹ round turn
- ‹ round-tripper
- ‹ round trip
- ‹ round-the-clock
- ‹ Round Table
- ‹ round steak
- ‹ round-shouldered
- ‹ round robin
- rounded bottom ›
- roundel ›
- roundelay ›
- rounder ›
- Roundhead ›
- roundheel ›
- roundhouse ›
- roundish ›
- roundlet ›
- roundly ›

