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Meaning of 'fulsome' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fulsome [ a.]
- Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled.
- Offending or disgusting by overfullness, excess, or grossness; cloying; gross; nauseous; esp., offensive from excess of praise; as, fulsome flattery.
- Lustful; wanton; obscene; also, tending to obscenity.

Meaning of 'fulsome' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fulsome [ s]
Meaning (1):
- unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
Example in sentence:
  • an oily sycophantic press agent;
  • buttery praise;
  • gave him a fulsome introduction;
  • oleaginous hypocrisy;
  • smarmy self-importance;
  • soapy compliments;
  • the unctuous Uriah Heep

Nearby Words:

fulahs fulbe fulciment fulcra fulcrate fulcrum fulcrums fuldble fulfill fulfilled

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