roundheaded

American  

[round-hed-id] / ˈraʊndˈhɛd ɪd /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• roundheadedness noun

Etymology

Origin of roundheaded

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 • Mar. 25, 2023

She is married off to one Gomar t'Joens, and Gomar �a typical Walloon peasant, roundheaded, hard-drinking, tough-natured � soon proves to be a caution for cats.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since the longheads bore no resemblance to the roundheaded Eskimos and Aleuts who now live on the islands, Dr. Hrdlicka called them "pre-Aleuts."

From Time Magazine Archive

With slim-throated, roundheaded racquets, they slammed a little black ball around the wooden-walled court.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara