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roundish

American  
[roun-dish] / ˈraʊn dɪʃ /

adjective

  1. somewhat round.

    a roundish man; roundish furniture.


roundish British  
/ 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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Etymology

Origin of roundish

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

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The big, black, roundish, carbon-rich space rock — taller than New York’s Empire State Building — was around when our solar system was forming 4.5 billion years ago.

From Seattle Times Oct. 18, 2020

As I recall, you couldn’t quite stand upright in it without banging your head on the ceiling; and the front door was this roundish little hobbit door that required you to stoop over to enter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2018

F-Pace stands out from a sea of crossovers Jaguar’s approach to the grille centers around a roundish rectangle form.

From The Verge Jul. 24, 2017

Flesh inside the cracked opened shells was examined by clammers who hoped to find roundish, calcifications that had formed over little grains of sand.

From Washington Times Mar. 21, 2015

While he stood some of the small, roundish fish came quite close to his legs and he tensed, got ready, and made a wild stab at grabbing one of them.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen

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