orotund, rotund, round, pear-shaped
(adjective) (of sounds) full and rich; “orotund tones”; “the rotund and reverberating phrase”; “pear-shaped vowels”
bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid
(adjective) ostentatiously lofty in style; “a man given to large talk”; “tumid political prose”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
orotund (comparative more orotund, superlative most orotund)
Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.
Pompous; bombastic.
• (fullness of sound): sonorous; see also sonorous
• (pompous): pompous; see also arrogant
• rotundo, round to
Source: Wiktionary
O"ro*tund`, a. Etym: [L. os, oris, the mouth + rotundus round, smooth.]
Definition: Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; -- said of the voice or manner of utterance.
– n.
Definition: The orotund voice or utterance Rush.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
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