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- informal full, rich or abundant: a fulsome figure, a fulsome flavour, fulsome detail
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informal full, rich or abundant: a fulsome figure, a fulsome flavour, fulsome detail. ˈfulsomely adv ˈfulsomeness n USAGE. The use of fulsome to mean extremely complimentary or full, rich or abundant is common in journalism, but should be avoided in other kinds of writing.
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FULSOME definition: 1. expressing a lot of admiration or praise for someone, often too much, in a way that does not…. Learn more.
1. excessive or insincere, esp in an offensive or distasteful way. fulsome compliments. 2. not standard. extremely complimentary. 3. informal. full, rich, or abundant. a fulsome figure. a fulsome flavour.
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Fulsome is an example of a "skunked term," where there is disagreement over conflicting meanings. Compliments usually make you feel pretty good, but fulsome compliments, which are exaggerated and usually insincere, may have the opposite effect.
