unrounded

[uhn-roun-did]

adjective Phonetics.

(of a vowel) pronounced without rounding the lips, as the vowel of bit.Compare rounded(def 2), spread(def 40).

Origin of unrounded

First recorded in 1875–80; un-¹ + rounded

unround

[uhn-round]

verb (used with object) Phonetics.

to articulate (an ordinarily rounded vowel) without rounding the lips; delabialize.

Compare round¹(def 55c), spread(def 14b).

Origin of unround

First recorded in 1605–15; un-² + round¹

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Historical Examples of unrounded

The whole house, with its wings, was constructed of the old-fashioned Dutch shingles—broad, and with unrounded corners.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe

British Dictionary definitions for unrounded

unrounded

adjective

phonetics articulated with the lips spread; not rounded

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