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rotundly Definition


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rotund
adj
    1. chiefly bot.zool.
      Round or rounded in form; nearly spherical.
      Thesaurus: round, rounded, circular, spherical, spheric, global, bulbous, orbicular; Antonym: flat.
    2. Said of a person, part of the body, etc: plump.
      Thesaurus: plump, corpulent, stocky, portly, stout, thickset, burly, chubby, pudgy, chunky, bloated; Antonym: slender, trim, thin, svelte, lean.
    3. Said of speech, language, etc: impressive or grandiloquent.
      Thesaurus: resonant, vibrant, mellifluous, sonorous, rich, grandiloquent.
Derivative: rotundity
    Someone or something that is rotund.
    Roundness.
Derivative: rotundly
adverb
    Etymology: 15c: from Latin rotundus, from rota a wheel.



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