orotund Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
    tumid; bombastic; large; turgid; declamatory.
    • a man given to large talk
    • tumid political prose
  2. adjective satellite (of sounds) full and rich
    rotund; round; pear-shaped.
    • orotund tones
    • the rotund and reverberating phrase
    • pear-shaped vowels

WordNet

O"ro*tund` adjective
Etymology
L. os, oris, the mouth + rotundus round, smooth.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913