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fulsome Adjective 1. exaggerated and elaborate, and often sounding insincere: fulsome praise 2. Not standard extremely complimentary
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fulsome adjective extravagant, excessive, over the top, sickening, overdone, fawning, nauseating, inordinate, ingratiating, cloying, insincere, saccharine, sycophantic, unctuous, smarmy Brit. (informal) immoderate, adulatory, gross USAGE In journalism, fulsome is often used simply to mean `extremely complimentary' or `full, rich, or abundant'. In other kinds of writing, however, this word should only be used if you intend to suggest negative overtones of excess or insincerity. Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| They are fulsome obtrusive dogs; they gild palm-leaves. "-- and further instancing the known truth that in the case of animals, the young, which may be called the green fruit of the creature, is the better, all con- fessing that when a goat is ripe, his fur doth heat and sore engame his flesh, the which defect, taken in con- nection with his several rancid habits, and fulsome appetites, and godless attitudes of mind, and bilious quality of morals --" It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull. |
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