rounded

1. 1
   adjective

   Shaped into a circle or a ball, with smooth curves.

   Like a marble or a ball: smooth and curved all the way around.

   The rounded pebbles felt smooth in her palm.

   She admired the smoothly rounded dome of the cathedral.

   Similarcurved, smooth, circular

   Oppositesharp, angular, pointed

2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of round. Use this form when the action already happened.

   The bus rounded the corner slowly.

   He rounded up the numbers before adding them.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Full and balanced, with all the important parts included.

   Like a meal with food from every group: nothing important is missing.

   She gave a rounded account that covered every side of the story.

   A rounded education includes both science and the arts.

   Similarbalanced, comprehensive, complete

   Oppositenarrow, one-sided

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4. 4
   adjective

   Changed to a simpler nearby number, such as the nearest ten or hundred.

   Like saying you have about $20 instead of $19.87.

   The rounded price was easier to remember than the exact one.

   We used rounded figures to make the math quick.

   Similarapproximate

   Oppositeexact, precise

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5. 5
   adjective

   Said with the lips pushed forward and curved into a small circle.

   Like the shape your mouth makes when you whistle.

   The rounded vowel in 'boot' is made by curving your lips.

   Children learn that some sounds are rounded and others are not.

   Oppositeunrounded

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6. 6
   adjective

   Ending in a wide, smooth curve instead of a point.

   Each leaf on this bush ends in a rounded tip.

   Its petals are rounded, not pointed.

   Similarblunt

   Oppositepointed, acute

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