orotund
English
Etymology
From Latin ore rotundo, “with a round mouth,” hence “clear, loud,” from os, oris, “the mouth” + rotundus (“round”).
Adjective
orotund (comparative more orotund, superlative most orotund)
- Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.
- Pompous; bombastic.
- 1990, Robert Klitgaard, Tropical Gangsters: One Man's Experience with Development and Decadence in Deepest Africa
- In orotund turns of phrase--indeed, in spiraling helices of phrase; in snarled fishing lines of phrase; in endless small intestines of phrase--the speakers ingeniously explored and invented connections between qwerty, alphabetical filing, and socioeconomic advance.
- 1990, Robert Klitgaard, Tropical Gangsters: One Man's Experience with Development and Decadence in Deepest Africa
Synonyms
- (fullness of sound): sonorous; see also Thesaurus:sonorous
- (pompous): pompous; see also Thesaurus:arrogant
Related terms
Translations
pompous; bombastic
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