roundish
2
2.8
- adjective
- /ˈraʊndɪʃ/
- Quinn walked along the perimeter of the disturbed soil until his eye caught a roundish object protruding from the dirt.
Examples
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Putnam Starbuck, a roundish sort of man, grew rounder as he voiced his amazement.
Fiction book (1993) -
The avatar that filled the screen was roundish and unthreatening.
Fiction book (1999) -
A lumpy, roundish shape appeared on the screen.
Fiction book (2001) -
The room is roundish with windows, so bird sightings are common.
Blog text (9) -
His forehead had a roundish bulge toward the crown.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Inspector Lagrange?" Short black hair framed a slightly roundish Kewpie-doll face: button nose, cherub mouth, dark red lipstick, touch of rouge.
Fiction book (1999) -
Each individual stood on four spiny legs resembling those of an earthly starfish, and none of their roundish bodies topped out at over half a meter.
Fiction book (2002) -
The proprietor, short, roundish, with close-cropped gray hair and bottle-thick glasses, rises hobbit-like from a vinyl recliner with the aid of a knotty cane.
Fiction book (2002) -
James had a pleasant, roundish face and the demeanor of someone you might expect to take lawn care seriously.
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Her face was roundish, her dark, almost Asian eyes separated by a very Roman-looking nose.
Synonyms
289
1.0
Having the shape of a circle or sphere
74
2.8
Having the shape of a circle
45
2.4
Having a smooth, curved shape with no sharp points
28
1.0
Having a rounded shape that is slightly longer than a circle, like an egg
13
4.5
Having an oval shape like an egg
4
3.0
A shape that is long and round like an egg
2
3.8
Having a flat, round shape like a coin
1
2.3
Shaped like a ball or nearly round
1
3.8
Round and flat like a circle
1
8.7
Round and shaped like a ball
1
6.6
A little round in shape like a small stone
1
6.5
Having a round shape like the moon
Round or nearly round in shape
Antonyms
How Round
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word roundish comes from round and the ending -ish, which means 'somewhat' or 'like', as in 'pinkish' meaning 'a bit pink'. So roundish means 'somewhat round', not a perfect circle.