all-around
able to do many things; versatile: an all-around player.
broadly applicable; not specialized: an all-around education.
inclusive; comprehensive; complete: an all-around failure.
Origin of all-around
1- Also all-round [awl-round] /ˈɔlˈraʊnd/ .
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How to use all-around in a sentence
In the film, Foxx is able to showcase his singing, knack for comedy and all-around versatility.
It was from Daniel that Doug had learned the secrets of girls and fraternities, the rubrics of being an all-around guy.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon | Robert Sam Anson | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was perhaps the best all-around player in the draft that year.
Like the list of bobsledders, though, Uhlaender grew up an all-around athlete.
Is It Really That Easy to be an Olympic Bobsledder? | Kevin Fixler | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn all-around great guy, no doubt, but a far cry from the stories we tell our children today.
Mr. Norcross stands six feet two in his socks, and I've heard that he was the best all-around athlete in his college bunch.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeThe best all-around college and baseball tale yet presented.
From Farm to Fortune | Horatio Alger Jr.Jack Lorimer is a fine example of the all-around American high-school boys.
The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers | Claude A. LabellePersis wore her "all-around" diamond crown, and danced with a Russian grand-duke and a prince or two.
What Will People Say? | Rupert HughesHer costume completed the picture: she was robed for the opera, and she wore her all-around crown of diamonds.
What Will People Say? | Rupert Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for all-around
(prenominal) the US equivalent of all-round
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