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unrounded

[ uhn-roun-did ]
/ ʌnˈraʊn dɪd /
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adjective Phonetics.
(of a vowel) pronounced without rounding the lips, as the vowel of bit.Compare rounded (def. 2), spread (def. 40).
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Origin of unrounded

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

Words nearby unrounded

unroll, unromantic, unroof, unroot, unround, unrounded, unrove, unroven, UNRRA, unruffle, unruffled
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How to use unrounded in a sentence

  • 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
/ (ʌnˈraʊndɪd) /
adjective
phonetics articulated with the lips spread; not rounded
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