roundish

adjective

round·​ish ˈrau̇n-dish How to pronounce roundish (audio)
: somewhat round

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In the map created for the 2022 film, Gotham is three islands that are almost roundish, jagged circles connected by bridges, so the Tricorner Bridge is kind of like the Brooklyn Bridge, but not quite. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Sep. 2024 Eventually this network consolidates into roundish blobs, and two distinct phases arise—one enriched with LAT and the other with very little LAT but lots of other proteins. Trevor Grandpre, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024 At maturity, trees reach about 20 to 30 feet tall with a slightly larger width, ending up in a roundish shape with a flatter top. Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024 Impact craters, unlike other roundish holes in the ground, say from ancient collapsed volcanoes, will often cause specific anomalies in magnetic and gravitational fields. Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2019 See all Example Sentences for roundish 

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of roundish was in 1545

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“Roundish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roundish. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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