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rounded

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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.
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
Translations
rounded [ˈraundɪd] adj → redondeado, redondo
rounded [ˈraundɪd] adj → arrondi(e); [style] → harmonieux/euse
rounded [ˈraundɪd] round adj (hill, figure etc) → rundlich
rounded [ˈraundɪd] adj → arrotondato/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.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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.
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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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