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round·ed  (roundd)
adj.
1. Shaped into the form of a circle or sphere; made round.
2. Linguistics Pronounced with the lips shaped ovally; labialized.
3. Complete; balanced: a rounded meal.

rounded·ness n.

rounded [ˈraʊndɪd]
adj
1. round or curved
2. having been made round or curved
3. full, mature, or complete
4. (of the lips) pursed, as in pronouncing the sound (uː)
5. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (of a speech sound) articulated with rounded lips
roundedly  adv
roundedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"
fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
circular, round - having a circular shape
oblate, pumpkin-shaped - having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
prolate, watermelon-shaped - having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"
coiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck"
angulate, angular - having angles or an angular shape

rounded
adjective curbed, sweeping, curved, arched, bow-shaped a low, rounded hill
Translations
rounded [ˈraʊndɪd] ADJ
1. (= curved) [shape, hills, hips, shoulders] → redondeado; [face] → redondo, relleno; [handwriting] → redondo
2. (= complete, mature) [style, film, book] → pulido, maduro; [individual] → maduro, equilibrado; [character] (in novel etc) → bien desarrollado; [education] → completo; [flavour] → equilibrado
3. (= resonant) [vowel] → redondeado
the beautifully rounded tone of the clarinetel tono profundo y lleno de belleza del clarinete
4. (Culin) [tablespoon, dessertspoon] → casi colmado
rounded [ˈraʊndɪd] adj
[shoulders, hill, edges] → arrondi(e)
(= mature, well developed) [person] → épanoui(e); [character] → fouillé(e)
(in recipes) [teaspoon, tablespoon] → bombé(e)
rounded
adj
(= curved)rundlich; edgesabgerundet; hillsgerundet; handwritingrundlich; (well-)rounded (bosom, figure)wohlgerundet
(fig: = complete) picture, character, individual, education, flavourabgerundet; film, bookin sich geschlossen; (well-)rounded (sentences, style)abgerundet
a rounded tablespoon (Cook) → ein gehäufter Esslöffel
(= resonant) tonerund
(Ling) vowelrund
rounded [ˈraʊndɪd] adj (shape) → arrotondato/a (fig) (sentence) → forbito/a; (style) → armonioso/a
rounded [ˈraʊndɪd] adj (shape) → arrotondato/a (fig) (sentence) → forbito/a; (style) → armonioso/a


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The church had a slender-spired dome that rounded inward at its base, and looked like a turnip turned upside down, and the hackman seemed to be dressed in a long petticoat with out any hoops.
During the evening, by the light of the fire in the kitchen, Tip carefully rounded all the edges of the joints and smoothed the rough places in a neat and workmanlike manner.
These four poems rounded off the story of the "Iliad", and it only remained to connect this enlarged version with the "Odyssey".
 
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