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.
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The state would wield a deleterious influence on public education, with a rounded civic understanding of Israeli democracy replaced by a more baldly nationalist and illiberal one.
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Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
The clock, just 7 inches high, sat under a rounded glass dome on one of the highest shelves in the library of his family’s house in Rochester, N.Y.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Design: Basic, But Comfortable Available in black or white, the Tone Free T80 earpieces are somewhat compact, with rounded enclosures and a flat side for the touch controls.
—PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
With the bell pepper stem-side down on the cutting board, use the knife to cut through the three or four grooves that divot down between the rounded ends of the bell pepper.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2024
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Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
The clock, just 7 inches high, sat under a rounded glass dome on one of the highest shelves in the library of his family’s house in Rochester, N.Y.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Design: Basic, But Comfortable Available in black or white, the Tone Free T80 earpieces are somewhat compact, with rounded enclosures and a flat side for the touch controls.
—PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
With the bell pepper stem-side down on the cutting board, use the knife to cut through the three or four grooves that divot down between the rounded ends of the bell pepper.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2024
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rounded
adjective
round·ed
ˈrau̇n-dəd
: curving or round in shape
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