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Synonyms for orotund

Grammar : Adj
Spell : awr-uh-tuhnd, ohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr əˌtʌnd, ˈoʊr-

Définition of orotund

Origin :
  • 1792, from Latin ore rotundo "in well-rounded phrases," literally "with round mouth" (see ore rotundo).
  • The odd thing about the word is that its only currency, at least in its non-technical sense, is among those who should most abhor it, the people of sufficient education to realize its bad formation; it is at once a monstrosity in its form & a pedantry in its use. [Fowler]
  • adj ostentatious
Example sentences :
  • Hamlet saw that pithy old Polonius was a preposterous and orotund ass.
  • Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
  • Obediently, the fanatic began to mouth Holy Writ in orotund.
  • Extract from : « When Egypt Went Broke » by Holman Day
  • At once Serrano's orotund Italian voice shot out into the crowd.
  • Extract from : « Mountain » by Clement Wood
  • Mrs. Hallam was sitting in orotund silence, but seemed in good humour.
  • Extract from : « Visionaries » by James Huneker
  • Pure voice is usually spoken of as being manifested in two qualities, the natural and the orotund.
  • Extract from : « The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 » by Ministry of Education
  • With the orotund, as well as with the natural quality, all the voice modes previously described may be conjoined.
  • Extract from : « The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 » by Ministry of Education
  • The father of Seneca had a school of oratory where rich Roman youths were taught to mouth in orotund and gesticulate in curves.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers » by Elbert Hubbard
  • To match a short vowel to an orotund concert note for two beats and a “hold” was impossible.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Hymns and Tunes » by Theron Brown and Hezekiah Butterworth
  • One given to sonorous and orotund phrases would doubtless have coined a most splendid speech here.
  • Extract from : « Sundry Accounts » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • In an orotund voice he declaims to his pupils the mighty revelations that he copied from the book.
  • Extract from : « The Vitalized School » by Francis B. Pearson

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