Pointy vs. Rounded — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pointy and Rounded
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Pointy
Having an end tapering to a point.
Rounded
Shaped into the form of a circle or sphere; made round.
Pointy
(informal) Pointed in shape; having a point or points.
Rounded
(Linguistics) Pronounced with the lips pursed or shaped in a round form.
Pointy
(programming) In the Raku programming language: being a block or subroutine that acts as a closure accepting a list of parameters (denoted by the pointed arrow symbol
->
).A pointy sub; a pointy block
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Rounded
Complete; balanced
A rounded meal.
Pointy
(informal) Any pointed object.
Rounded
Simple past tense and past participle of round
Rounded
Made into a circle or sphere.
Rounded
Complete or balanced.
Rounded
(mathematics) Describing a number that has been changed to its nearest desired value.
Rounded
(botany) Ending in a broad arch.
Rounded
Pronounced with the lips drawn together.
Rounded
Modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, 11.
Rounded
Curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged;
Low rounded hills
Rounded shoulders
Rounded
A chubby body;
The boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks
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