Sentence example with the word 'orotund'

orotund

affected, declamatory, flaming, garish, grandisonant, high-sounding, lexiphanic, meretricious, overinvolved, pretentious, sententious, tall

Definition adj. ostentatiously lofty in style

Last update: July 3, 2015

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With the orotund, as well as with the natural quality, all the voice modes previously described may be conjoined.   [Please select]

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THE OROTUND is a full, deep, round, and pure tone of voice, peculiarly adapted in expressing _sublime_ and _pathetic emotions_.   [Please select]

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It may, of course, vary in pitch, but tones of low pitch that are intended to be impressive are most suitably rendered in orotund quality.   [Please select]

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