ROUNDED


Meaning of ROUNDED in English

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

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