roundheaded

[ round-hed-id ]

adjective

1. (of a person) possessing a round head; brachycephalic.
2. rounded or spherical at the head, as a screw.
3. shaped like a semicircle at the top, as a window.
4. (usually initial capital letter) of or relating to the Roundheads, members of the Parliamentarian party in England during the civil wars of the 17th century.
5. (usually initial capital letter) puritanical ( def 2 ).

Other Words From

• roundheaded·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of roundheaded¹

First recorded in 1635–45; round ¹ + headed

Example Sentences

Twenty-five of the nails were headless and deliberately bent at right angles; the others were complete roundheaded nails with the shanks twisted multiple times.

From New York Times

There was a decline in tree mortality in 2019 due to bark beetles compared to 2018, but “large epidemics of spruce beetle and roundheaded/western pine beetles in Colorado continue to expand,” the report said.

From Washington Times

The larvae, called roundheaded borers, bore into wood, where they can cause extensive damage to either living trees, untreated lumber or, occasionally, to wood in buildings.

From Washington Times

Chamberlain knew one to speak to: a silent roundheaded man with a white wife, a farmer, living far out of town, without fhends.

From Literature

On either side of the open blue-tiled fire-place a roundheaded alcove exhibited shelves of Oriental china, and on the walls were half a dozen copies of Titians and Raphaels, large pictures at large intervals.

From Project Gutenberg