rounded

[roun-did]

adjective

1. reduced to simple curves; made round.

2. Phonetics.,  pronounced with rounded lips; labialized.

   “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.

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

Other Word Forms

• roundedly adverb
• roundedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rounded¹

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

Example Sentences

Of the many things my kids inherited from me, one is a rare bone disease that creates rounded bone spurs throughout our bodies.

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The sound wouldn’t turn back on until after he rounded third base.

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And as Edman rounded the bases, and Dodger Stadium erupted around him, they seemingly had their chance.

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The way this often plays out is that horses are rounded up and offered for adoption or sale.

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However it was followed by a French warship after it rounded the Brittany coast and then altered course and headed east towards the French coast.

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Related Words

• bowed 
• spherical