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

   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.

   • 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.grammarphobia.com › blog › 2014The Grammarphobia Blog: Fulsome and then some

   www.grammarphobia.com › blog › 2014

   • Cached

   Nov 3, 2014 · Today, some standard dictionaries include “abundant” as either a standard or an informal meaning of “fulsome.” The up-to-date Oxford Dictionaries online, for example, defines “fulsome” as either “complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree,” or “of large size or quantity; generous or abundant.”

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

   www.merriam-webster.com › grammar › fulsome

   • Cached

   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.

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

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   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.

7. 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.

8. People also ask

   Is “fulsome” an informal word?

   • Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.) also lists the “abundant” sense of “fulsome” as standard while the Collins English Dictionary describes it as informal. Merriam-Webster’s says in a usage note that the original “abundant” sense of the word “has not only been revived but has spread in its application and continues to do so.”

   The Grammarphobia Blog: Fulsome and then some

   www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2014/11/fulsome.html

   See all results for this question

   What does fulsome mean?

   • Did you know? In the 19th century, fulsome was mostly a literary term used disapprovingly to describe excessive, insincere praise and flattery. This meaning is still current, but since the early 20th century fulsome has been increasingly used with far more positive meanings, among them “abundant, copious” and “full and well developed.”

   Fulsome Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/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 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.

   Is Fulsome a Negative Word? - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/fulsome

   See all results for this question

   Where did the word fulsome come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word fulsome is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for fulsome is from before 1325, in Genesis & Exodus. fulsome is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: full adj., ‑some suffix1.

   fulsome, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dicti…

   www.oed.com/dictionary/fulsome_adj

   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

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › fulsome_adjfulsome, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

   www.oed.com › dictionary › fulsome_adj

   • Cached

   What does the word fulsome mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word fulsome , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.