rounded

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adjective

round·​ed ˈrau̇n-dəd 

1

: made round : having a curving rather than jagged or angular shape

a countertop with rounded edges

2

: fully developed

… he was in an excellent position to build up an accurate and rounded picture of Western Apache material culture.

—Morris E. Opler

roundedness noun

rounded

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past tense and past participle of round entry 4, round entry 6

Examples of rounded in a Sentence

Adjective

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

Adjective

The iPad mini is a rectangular glass-and-metal slab with rounded corners and flat edges all around. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

Clad in monochrome black, Einbinder sported a sinuously sculptural minidress with puffy shoulders and a rounded skirt. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Some are large and rectangular, while others are smaller with a more rounded shape. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Pamela Anderson walked into the October 2026 Academy Museum Gala with what looked like her shortest hair in years, all rounded curls and Old Hollywood bounce, and suddenly every stylist’s reference folder got a serious update. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

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