roundish

adjective

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as in bulbous

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Recent Examples of roundish Overall, the design language shifts from squarish to roundish and more curvy, presenting a silhouette closer to a human figure, at least from the front. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025 The wrappers don’t have to be a perfect circle, just roundish. — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 In the map created for the 2022 film, Gotham is three islands that are almost roundish, jagged circles connected by bridges, so the Tricorner Bridge is kind of like the Brooklyn Bridge, but not quite. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Sep. 2024 Eventually this network consolidates into roundish blobs, and two distinct phases arise—one enriched with LAT and the other with very little LAT but lots of other proteins. — Trevor Grandpre, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for roundish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundish
  1. bulbous
  2. spherical
  3. rounded
  4. globular
  5. rotund
  6. circular
Adjective
  • The Pikachu — in all his tiny, yellow, bulbous glory — sitting next to the cameras is part of the reason the Angels have won some games lately.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • The ground shook beneath them and a giant face suddenly loomed above, its bulbous eyes inches from their bodies.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of bulbous
Adjective
  • Any pearl that is not classically and symmetrically spherical is a baroque pearl.
    — Selene Oliva, Glamour, 13 July 2026
  • This mixture is pushed through an extruder to form tiny, sprinkle-like cylinders, which are then tumbled in a rapidly spinning chamber to round them into near-spherical particles.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of spherical
Adjective
  • The slightly rounded-toe and lace-up details are nearly identical.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 16 July 2026
  • The gymnast popped on a pair of champagne sandal heels featuring rounded open toes and thin stiletto heels that looked to be about 3 to 4 inches.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Definition of rounded
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  • The pieces are abstract but appear to show featureless human figures sitting atop globular, cloud-like shapes that float in the air.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
  • This cultivar, 'Little Gem', grows with scale-like leaves in dense, flat sprays presented in a globular shape.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 May 2026
Definition of globular
Adjective
  • The doc noted that Winne The Pooh is banned in China after its president was once compared to the rotund bear of the classic children’s story.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 June 2026
  • Joe Gargery, comparing slices of bread; the rotund voice of Mr Jaggers in Great Expectations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Definition of rotund
Adjective
  • The goal is to demonstrate that circular denim can be inspiring for designers, credible for sourcing teams, relevant for brands and compelling for consumers.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • Precautions are especially important when learning to use a new power tool like a circular saw.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
Definition of circular

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“Roundish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundish. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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