rounded

adjective

round·​ed ˈrau̇n-dəd 

1

: made round : flowing rather than jagged or angular

2

: fully developed

roundedness noun

Examples of rounded in a Sentence

a countertop with rounded corners

a wine with a rounded character

The novel gives a rounded picture of life as an illegal immigrant in the U.S.

Recent Examples on the Web

At the same time, the dark blue color on my review unit is cohesive, and the rounded chrome edges look slick and make the laptop comfortable to hold in tablet mode. —Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025

Pure blocking tight ends are now seemingly rare in the NFL, but Bates is more well-rounded than often assumed. —Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

Put a different way, Charlie Sheen has often lost the thread of what a talented actor Charlie Sheen once was and aka Charlie Sheen loses track of that reality as well, to the documentary’s detriment as a rounded portrait. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025

Lakin-Schultz, Mia Smith and Clarke anchored a well-rounded effort to keep applying the offensive pressure for the Marauders. —Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing rounded

• well-rounded

Rhymes for rounded

• bounded
• founded
• grounded
• hounded
• mounded
• pounded
• sounded
• abounded
• astounded
• compounded
• confounded
• expounded

Kids Definition

rounded

adjective

round·​ed ˈrau̇n-dəd 

: curving or round in shape