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Definition of: orotund
(ôr′ə·tund, ō′rə-) adjective
1. Full, clear, rounded, and resonant: said of the voice or utterance.
2. Pompous; inflated, as a manner of speech.
—noun An orotund quality of voice: also o′ro·tun′di·ty. [<L ore rotundo with well–turned speech, lit., with a round mouth <os, oris mouth + rotundus round]
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