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Webster 1913 Edition


Roundish

Round′ish

,
Adj.
Somewhat round;
as, a
roundish
seed; a
roundish
figure
.
Round′ish-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Roundish

ROUND'ISH

,
Adj.
Somewhat round; nearly round; as a roundish seed; a roundish figure.

Definition 2024


roundish

roundish

English

Adjective

roundish (comparative more roundish, superlative most roundish)

  1. Somewhat round.
    • 1820, John Lindley, Rosarum Monographia; Or, A Botanical History of Roses, 42:
      Leaflets 9-11, roundish, of a firm texture, the lowest pair smaller than the rest, glaucous.
    • 2012 March 1, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 112-3:
      A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanismknown as the spindlebeing the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.

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