roundish

«roundish» in Mova's school dictionary: Almost round, but not quite a perfect circle or ball — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (roundish)

meaning for a pupil

1) Almost round, but not quite a perfect circle or ball. tree →

2) (of a number) Roughly a round number. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and maths lessons it describes shapes found in nature that are nearly round, like pebbles, seeds or leaves. In everyday life it describes faces, buns or tables. «-ish» means «a bit» or «roughly». Phrases: «a roundish shape», «roundish leaves».

examples

• The beetle has a roundish body. tree →
• We found a smooth roundish pebble on the beach. tree →
• Draw a roundish blob for the head. tree →
• The leaves are roundish with wavy edges. tree →
• Let's meet at roundish five o'clock — about then. tree →
• Potatoes come in roundish and long shapes. tree →

note

Informal. «-ish» can go on many words: greenish, smallish, sevenish. In maths, a roundish shape is not a circle, so you cannot use circle formulas exactly.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «roundish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.