rounded

[ roun-did ]

adjective

1. reduced to simple curves; made round.
2. Phonetics. pronounced with rounded lips; labialized: Compare spread ( def 40 ), unrounded.

   “Boot” has a rounded vowel.

3. fully developed, perfected, or complete; diversified and well-balanced (sometimes used in combination):

   a well-rounded education; a rounded character.

4. round ¹( def 11 ).

rounded

/ ˈraʊndɪd /

adjective

1. round or curved
2. having been made round or curved
3. full, mature, or complete
4. (of the lips) pursed, as in pronouncing the sound ( uː )
5. (of a speech sound) articulated with rounded lips

Derived Forms

• ˈroundedly, adverb
• ˈroundedness, noun

Other Words From

• rounded·ly adverb
• rounded·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rounded¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; round ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

The figures are rounded to the nearest 50,000, with Kendall adding this meant "small variations" in the underlying numbers could "lead to much larger changes in the rounded headline numbers".

From BBC

In the following season, City became the first men's team to win the domestic treble in England, rounded off by an emphatic 6-0 FA Cup final win over Watford.

From BBC

Kendall said this meant "small variations in the underlying numbers impacted can lead to much larger changes in the rounded headline numbers".

From BBC

First, Springbok scrum-half Williams sauntered through some soft fringe defence and nonchalantly rounded Steward to go under the posts.

From BBC

In the driveway of a lushly landscaped home just off the Malibu coast sits a luxury British automobile, rounded, elegant; a smooth-sailing land yacht.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bowed
• spherical