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- Dictionaryfulsome/ˈfʊls(ə)m/
adjective
- 1. complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree: "the press are embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation"
- 2. of large size or quantity; generous or abundant: "the fulsome details of the later legend"
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Fulsome means expressing a lot of admiration or praise for someone, often too much, in a way that does not sound sincere. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.
- English (US)
expressing a lot of admiration or praise for someone, often...
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- Fulsome in Simplified Chinese
FULSOME translate: 过分恭维的;谄媚的;言过其实的. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Fulsome can mean abundant, copious, full, or well developed, or it can mean excessive, offensive, or flattering. Learn the origin, usage, synonyms, and examples of this adjective.
Fulsome means expressing a lot of admiration or praise for someone, often too much, in a way that does not sound sincere. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from various sources.
Fulsome means excessive, insincere, or disgusting, especially in praise, apology, or gratitude. It can also mean full, rich, or abundant, but this sense is less common and may be avoided in some kinds of writing.
Fulsome definition: offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive; overdone or gross. See examples of FULSOME used in a sentence.
Definitions of fulsome. adjective. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech. “gave him a fulsome introduction” synonyms: buttery, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous. insincere. lacking sincerity. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Fulsome."
fulsome means too generous in praising or thanking somebody, or in saying sorry, so that you do not sound sincere. See examples, pronunciation, synonyms and word origin of fulsome.