Thursday, July 2, 2009

orotund \OR-uh-tuhnd\, adjective:


1. Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.
2. Pompous; bombastic.

..Orotund derives from Latin ore rotundo, "with a round mouth," hence "clear, loud," from os, oris, "the mouth" + rotundus, "round." It is related to oral.

Who could fail delight in this blooming garden, where each hussy-bright orotund mouth echoed the sea-salt wind's joy-hum.

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