Orotund Definition & Meaning
orotund
- adjective
- ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
- (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
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- What does orotund mean?
- ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
- What part of speech is orotund?
- Orotund is an adjective.
- How many definitions does orotund have?
- Orotund has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).