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1. www.merriam-webster.com › grammar › fulsomeIs Fulsome a Negative Word? - Merriam-Webster

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   Even though full is usually a positive word, fulsome can have pejorative connotations in phrases like "fulsome praise," where it is often taken to mean “effusive, excessive, or insincere praise.”

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFULSOME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   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; fulsome detail. 4. archaic disgusting; loathsome. ˈfulsomely adv. ˈfulsomeness n.

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   FULSOME meaning: 1. expressing a lot of admiration or praise for someone, often too much, in a way that does not…. Learn more.

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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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFULSOME definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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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   What is a fulsome word?

   • 1. excessive or insincere, esp in an offensive or distasteful way: fulsome compliments. 3. informal full, rich or abundant: a fulsome figure; a fulsome flavour; fulsome detail. 1. offensive to good taste, esp. as being excessive; overdone: fulsome décor. 2. disgusting; sickening; repulsive: fulsome mounds of greasy foods.

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   What does fulsome mean in a sentence?

   • If you describe expressions of praise, apology, or gratitude as fulsome, you disapprove of them because they are exaggerated and elaborate, so that they sound insincere. Newspapers have been fulsome in their praise of the former president. She chatted to them about the show and praised them fulsomely. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Is fullsome a word?

   • It seems that full and foul are radically the same word, the primary sense of which is stuffed, crowded, from the sense of putting on or in. In the United States, the compound fullsome takes its signification from full, in the sense of cloying or satiating, and in England, fulsome takes its predominant sense from foulness.

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   What is a fulsome style?

   • The style is fulsome and fanciful, and unlike his own crisp utterance of previous or subsequent periods. None of the fulsome praise, the superlative, necessary definition given to lesser performers. The abject creature sprang up, pouring out a fulsome stream of thanks and blessings.

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   Why is fulsome a Troublesome Word?

   • The word has both positive and negative meanings, so context is key Fulsome is a troublesome word. And it's also a word that represents the rare case in which dictionaries have made the word’s meaning more confusing rather than more clear.

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   Is fulsome a negative etymology?

   • The result is that fulsome is now used with positive or neutral connotations at least as often as with negative connotations, but many people consider the “copious” meaning to be an error, even though it is the etymologically purest use of the word. The result of this muddy history is muddied meanings.

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