Meanings
comparative more roundish · superlative most roundish
- 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 421 more example
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
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
roundish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roundish
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