roundheaded
Americanadjective
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(of a person) possessing a round head; brachycephalic.
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rounded or spherical at the head, as a screw.
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shaped like a semicircle at the top, as a window.
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(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.
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(usually initial capital letter) puritanical.
Other Word Forms
- roundheadedness noun
Etymology
Origin of roundheaded
Example Sentences
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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
With slim-throated, roundheaded racquets, they slammed a little black ball around the wooden-walled court.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the north are the roundheaded earth gods, black and red, with white-coated, oblong-headed goddesses.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Arawaks were a medium-sized, roundheaded, peaceful people who established a stable agricultural society based on corn and tapioca.
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
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