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roundish

[ roun-dish ]

adjective

  1. somewhat round:

    a roundish man; roundish furniture.



ˈroundish

/ ˈraʊndɪʃ /

adjective

  1. somewhat round
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • roundish·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of roundish1

First recorded in 1535–45; round 1 + -ish 1
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Example Sentences

In order to count as a planet, it has to be big enough that gravity has pulled it into a roundish shape.

He had a roundish face, a little fleshy under the chin, a soft-lipped mouth that from habit he held slightly pursed, muddy eyes.

But on the damp sand of the path a roundish object could be discerned—bright red even through the mist.

The fruit is of roundish form, sometimes pyramidal, or heart-shaped, the broad base uniting with the stem.

The first is the Cirro-cumulus, consisting of small roundish and well-defined masses, in close horizontal arrangement.

As the land rose in nine roundish points, which seamen call hummocks, this place was named Nine Hummock Bay.

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