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roundheeled

roundheeled is the alternative form of round-heeled.

Meaning of round-heeled

Adjective

round-heeled (comparative more round-heeled, superlative most round-heeled)

  1. Easily defeated; a pushover.
    • Do we really need — or want — round-heeled labor unions? Or round-heeled government regulators? Or protectionism? We have done rather well with our open and adversarial way.1985, Ben J. Wattenberg, The good news is the bad news is wrong, page 254
  2. Sexually promiscuous; sluttish.
    • At first she had wondered what he wanted of her, when (so she had heard) plenty of round-heeled Washington girls were his at a push.1978, Herman Wouk, War and Remembrance

Forms of roundheeled

comparativemore roundheeled
superlativemost roundheeled

Questions about roundheeled

What is roundheeled the alternative form of?
Roundheeled is the alternative form of round-heeled.

Words near roundheeled in the dictionary

  1. roundhead
  2. roundheaded
  3. roundheadedness
  4. roundheads
  5. roundheel
  6. roundheeled
  7. roundheels
  8. roundhouse
  9. roundhouse kick
  10. roundhouse kicks
  11. roundhoused

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