roundish

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adjective

Somewhat round.

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Meanings

adjectiveroundish (comparative more roundish, superlative most roundish)

comparative more roundish · superlative most roundish

  1. Somewhat round.

    Leaflets 9-11, roundish, of a firm texture, the lowest pair smaller than the rest, glaucous.

    1820, John Lindley, Rosarum Monographia; Or, A Botanical History of Roses, page 42
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    A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.

    2012 March 28, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesomewhat round in appearance or form

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Finnish pyöreähkö
  • pyöreähkösomewhat round
German rundlich
  • rundlichsomewhat round
Hungarian kerekded
  • kerekdedsomewhat round
Polish okrągławy
  • okrągławysomewhat round
Cite this entry
APA

roundish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roundish

MLA

“roundish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roundish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roundish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roundish.

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