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OROTUND
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of sounds) full and rich
Example:
pear-shaped vowels
Synonyms:
orotund; pear-shaped; rotund; round
Classified under:
Similar:
full ((of sound) having marked deepness and body)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ostentatiously lofty in style
Example:
tumid political prose
Synonyms:
bombastic; declamatory; large; orotund; tumid; turgid
Classified under:
Similar:
rhetorical (given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought)
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