ADJECTIVE | all | orotund, bombastic, declamatory, large, tumid, turgid | ostentatiously lofty in style |
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all | orotund, rotund, round, pear-shaped | (of sounds) full and rich |
Meaning | ostentatiously lofty in style. | |
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Synonyms | bombastic, declamatory, large, tumid, turgid | |
Broader | rhetorical | Given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought |
Spanish | bombástico, declamatorio, enfático, hinchado | |
Catalan | declamatori, emfàtic, inflat |
Meaning | (of sounds) full and rich. | |
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Example | "orotund tones" | |
Synonyms | rotund, round, pear-shaped | |
Broader | full | (of sound) having marked deepness and body |
Spanish | redondo, rotundo, sonoro | |
Catalan | rotund |
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