orotund

Feb. 3rd, 2006 07:11 am
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orotund - adj., marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound, sonorous; pompous, bombastic.


From Latin ore rotundo, with round mouth. Some preachers have orotund voices -- and some have orotund speaking styles.

---L.
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