well-rounded

[ wel-roun-did ]
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adjective
  1. having desirably varied abilities or attainments.

  2. desirably varied: a well-rounded curriculum.

  1. fully developed; well-balanced.

Origin of well-rounded

1
First recorded in 1870–75

Words Nearby well-rounded

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How to use well-rounded in a sentence

  • Such actions provide opportunities for the residents of Virginia to obtain a well-rounded education.

  • There wasn't any reason why a sporting writer shouldn't be a person of well rounded culture.

    The Boy Grew Older | Heywood Broun
  • From the age of eleven dates his peculiar delight in the well-rounded nates of a cavalry soldier.

  • He was a smallish man, well rounded, pleasant-faced, and inordinately proud of his name.

    Unwise Child | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Though their figure is good, the back is not so level, nor the ribs so well rounded, as in the improved breeds.

    A Treatise on Sheep: | Ambrose Blacklock

British Dictionary definitions for well-rounded

well-rounded

adjective(well rounded when postpositive)
  1. rounded in shape or well developed: a well-rounded figure

  2. full, varied, and satisfying: a well-rounded life

  1. well planned and balanced: a well-rounded programme

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