adj. 1. Pompous and bombastic: orotund talk. 2. Full in sound; sonorous: orotund tones. [From alteration of Latin ōre rotundō, with a round mouth : ōre, ablative of ōs, mouth; see ōs- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + rotundō, ablative of rotundus, round; see ROTUND.] o′ro·tundi·ty (ôr′ə-tŭndĭ-tē) n. |
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