orotund
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- ostentatiously lofty in style“a man given to large talk”“tumid political prose”Synonyms: bombasticdeclamatorylargetumidturgid
- (of sounds) full and rich“orotund tones”“the rotund and reverberating phrase”“pear-shaped vowels”Synonyms: rotundroundpear-shaped
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Orotund \O"ro*tund`\, a. [L. os, oris, the mouth + rotundus round, smooth.] Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; -- said of the voice or manner of utterance. -- n. The orotund voice or utterance --Rush. [1913 Webster]