roundish

American  

[roun-dish] / ˈraʊn dɪʃ /

adjective

1. somewhat round.

   a roundish man; roundish furniture.

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ˈroundish British  

/ ˈraʊndɪʃ /

adjective

1. somewhat round

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Other Word Forms

• roundishness noun

Etymology

Origin of roundish

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

Example Sentences

Penelope gave a slow spin to the makeshift globe she had fashioned out of a roundish potato and a long birch twig that had been whittled to a point.

From Literature

It reached Bennu two years later and, using a long stick vacuum, grabbed rubble from the small roundish space rock in 2020.

From Washington Times

Later a grayish fabric that looked like an abandoned honeycomb was molded into a cropped, roundish jacket and court skirt.

From New York Times

Once established, it forms a nice roundish shape up to 3 feet tall and wide.

From Seattle Times

It would have originally been roundish, but as it traveled through space it was carved away by cosmic rays.

From New York Times