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all-round

[ awl-round ]

/ ˈɔlˈraʊnd /

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adjective

all-around.

Words nearby all-round

all-pass, all-points bulletin, all-powerful, all-purpose, all-right, all-round, all-rounder, all-singing all-dancing, all-sorts, all-star, all-state

Example sentences from the Web for all-round

Is it easier for scientists to impress arts students with their all-round knowledge than vice versa?

The Best of Brit Lit |Peter Stothard |March 26, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
It is the all-round man who does supreme original work of enduring quality.

Makers of Electricity |Brother Potamian
Epworth, an all-round athlete, timed his speed to keep even with the girl.

The Moon Colony |William Dixon Bell
He had been captain of Eton the year before, so he was an all-round chap, and must have been a magnificent pilot.

An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 |William Orpen

He was the best example of an all-round invalid I ever stacked up against.

Shorty McCabe |Sewell Ford
I now recalled what Moore had once told me of Oakes's all-round attainments.

Quintus Oakes |Charles Ross Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for all-round

all-round

adjective

efficient in all respects, esp in sport; versatile an all-round player

comprehensive; many-sided; not narrow an all-round education