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Definition of "well-rounded" []

  • Comprehensively developed and well-balanced in a range or variety of aspects: a well-rounded scholar; a well-rounded curriculum. (adjective)
  • Having a fully developed or shapely figure. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "well-rounded" in a sentence
  • "Whether or not you wind up liking it, trying it will make you that much more sexually well-rounded, which is never a bad thing."
  • "We need to define a well-rounded education and to make the case for the importance of the arts, and an art-infused education."
  • "Garvey is a former dean at Boston College Law School and has set a more informal tone on campus while shifting attention toward more open debate and a well-rounded experience for undergraduates."