adjective
Etymology: from past participle of round (VI)
1.
a. : convex, curving, or round in shape : flowing rather than jagged or angular
every rounded knoll was torn open in the hope of finding clues — American Guide Series: Minnesota
scoop neckline; smooth, rounded shoulders — Americana Annual
b. : showing a norm or ideal of bodily perfection : shapely
rounded like a swimmer or a wrestler — Carl Van Doren
c. : built with round rather than pointed arches
2. : fully developed : complete , perfected : as
a. : marked by generous attainment or developed character
a rounded human being, compelling vivid and alive — Saturday Review
a mind well rounded and austere, clear with himself as with others — Robert Lawrence
b. : marked by full or many-sided perfection or excellence
the rounded analysis and estimate of a great novel by a critic both firm and sensitive — E.K.Brown
rounded culture
c. : conceived, drawn, or presented in full form or in all aspects : shown perceptively or penetratingly : comprehensively realized
a sympathetic, rounded and complete picture of a young girl growing up — advt
d. : polished in phrasing or style : deftly turned : finished
significance and effect closely mated in the telling word and the rounded period
3.
a. : having full unmuted resonance : mellow , sonorous
fine rounded sound, especially of the piano — Irving Kolodin
b. : produced with rounded lips : round , labialized
4. : numerically exact only to a convenient degree : approximate
the figures given are slightly rounded statements of the average — W.C.Allee
• round·ed·ness noun -es