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orotund (adj.)

in elocution, "characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness," 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]

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Definitions of orotund from WordNet

orotund (adj.)
ostentatiously lofty in style;
orotund (adj.)
(of sounds) full and rich;
orotund tones
Synonyms: rotund / round / pear-shaped
From wordnet.princeton.edu