all-round
adjUS /ˈɑlˌɹaʊnd/
Etymology From all + round, initially “everywhere” (1728), “versatile” from 1867.
1
Having a wide scope, comprehensive.
2
Having many skills, versatile.
- While reaching last year's US Open final showed he possesses an all-round game, Anderson's biggest weapon remains his serve - which he lost in the opening game against Djokovic with a double fault on break point.2018 July 15, Jonathan Jurejko, “Novak Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon by beating Kevin Anderson”, in BBC Sport:
3
All around, in every surrounding place.
- Then we pass through Bebington station, and, entering a cutting, become aware of the usual signs of approach to an urban area—buildings closing in, an all-round increase in smokiness, and the application of brakes.1955 January, R. S. McNaught, “From the Severn to the Mersey by Great Western”, in Railway Magazine, page 21:
- Derived terms
- all-round education, all-rounder