orotund | ||
1. | [ adjective ] ostentatiously lofty in style | |
Synonyms: | declamatory large tumid turgid bombastic | |
Examples: | "a man given to large talk" "tumid political prose" |
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Related terms: | rhetorical | |
2. | [ adjective ] (of sounds) full and rich | |
Synonyms: | round pear-shaped rotund | |
Examples: | "orotund tones" "the rotund and reverberating phrase" "pear-shaped vowels" |
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Related terms: | full | |
Similar spelling: |
Orton Ortner Ortman Orduno Orduna oration Ortmann |