Rounded

//ˈɹaʊndɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of round form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Made into a circle or sphere.
  2. 2
    Complete or balanced.

    "Her character is much less rounded in the writing, since she has but one goal to fulfill in all of her scenes."

  3. 3
    Describing a number that has been changed to its nearest desired value.
  4. 4
    Ending in a broad arch.
  5. 5
    Pronounced with the lips drawn together.

    "The sound /u/ is a rounded vowel."

Adjective
  1. 1
    curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
rotundabruptaccentedalmond shapedalveolarannular

Example

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"He rounded off his speech with a famous proverb."

Related phrases

rounded downrounded uprounded vowelwell-roundedrounded vowel

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