adj. Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.
adj. Pompous; bombastic
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; -- said of the voice or manner of utterance.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In elocution, characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness; open, mellow, rich, and musical: applied to the voice or manner of utterance.
Pompous; self-satisfied; inflated: applied to a style of utterance.
n. A deep, full voice.
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adj. (of sounds) full and rich
adj. ostentatiously lofty in style
Word Usage
"Yet France is rarely averse to padding out sentences with an unnecessary "perforce" or "hitherto"; and it's hard not to conclude that within this orotund, romantic novel there's a much leaner, more elliptical account of agrarian angst fighting to get out."