Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

1. • • expressing a lot of admiration or praise for someone, often too much, in a way that does not sound sincere: fulsome praise Her new book has received fulsome praise from the critics. fulsome in Our guests were fulsome in their compliments about the food. Synonyms oily oleaginous formal smarmy informal disapproving
     dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fulsome

     FULSOME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

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

   • English (US)

     FULSOME meaning: 1. expressing a lot of admiration or praise...

   • Znaczenie Fulsome, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     fulsome definicja: 1. expressing a lot of admiration or...

   • Fulsome in Traditional Chinese

     FULSOME translate: 過分恭維的;諂媚的;言過其實的. Learn more in the...

   • Portuguese Translation

     fulsome translate: desmedido, efusivo. Learn more in the...

   • Fulsome in Simplified Chinese

     FULSOME translate: 过分恭维的;谄媚的;言过其实的. Learn more in the...

   • Fulminating

     FULMINATING definition: 1. very angry; expressing strong and...

   • Unctuous

     UNCTUOUS definition: 1. Unctuous people or behaviour...

   • Smarmy

     SMARMY definition: 1. extremely polite or helpful or showing...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fulsomeFulsome Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fulsome

   • Cached

   The meaning of FULSOME is characterized by abundance : copious. How to use fulsome in a sentence. You Don't Need to Get Negative About Fulsome Using Fulsome: Usage Guide.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › fulsomeFULSOME definition in American English | Collins English ...

   www.collinsdictionary.com › english › fulsome

   • Cached

   4 senses: 1. excessive or insincere, esp in an offensive or distasteful way 2. not standard extremely complimentary 3. informal.... Click for more definitions.

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

   www.merriam-webster.com › grammar › fulsome

   • Cached

   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. Fulsome seems like an emphatic way of saying “full” or “complete,” and indeed in its oldest use, which dates as far back as the 1300s, it meant "very full and ...

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › fulsomeFULSOME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › english › fulsome

   • Cached

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

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › fulsomeFULSOME - Meaning & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › fulsome

   • Cached

   Definitions of 'fulsome'. 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. [disapproval] [...] More.

8. People also ask

   What does 'fulsome' mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FULSOME definition: 1. expressing a lot of admiration or praise for someone, often too much, in a way that does not…. Learn more.

   FULSOME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fulsome

   See all results for this question

   Is fulsome a negative word?

   • In both these senses, the adjective is usually negative. A fulsome piece of music, for instance, might be one that is overloud and too busy-sounding. In modern usage, however, the word often means copious or abundant without negative connotations. In this use, the word is often embedded in the phrase fulsome praise.

   How to Use Fulsome Correctly - GRAMMARIST

   grammarist.com/usage/fulsome/

   See all results for this question

   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.

   Is Fulsome a Negative Word? - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/fulsome

   See all results for this question

   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.

   Is Fulsome a Negative Word? - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/fulsome

   See all results for this question

   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.

   FULSOME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/fulsome

   See all results for this question

   What does fulsome praise mean?

   • Unless the context is made very clear, the reader or hearer cannot be sure whether such an expression as "fulsome praise" is meant in sense 1b or in sense 4. Did you know? In the 19th century, fulsome was mostly a literary term used disapprovingly to describe excessive, insincere praise and flattery.

   Fulsome Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fulsome

   See all results for this question

9. grammarist.com › usage › fulsomeHow to Use Fulsome Correctly - GRAMMARIST

   grammarist.com › usage › fulsome

   • Cached

   Two of the traditional senses of fulsome are (1) offensively, excessively flattering, and (2) excessive in a distasteful way. In both these senses, the adjective is usually negative. A fulsome piece of music, for instance, might be one that is overloud and too busy-sounding.