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

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   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.

2. www.vocabulary.com › wc › the-story-behind-fulsomeThe Story Behind "Fulsome" : Word Count - Vocabulary.com

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   Today, the story behind fulsome and what to do with this stinky term. The adjective fulsome can be defined as "unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech." Historically, it has also meant "disgusting or offensive," or "copious or abundant."

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

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   Nov 3, 2014 · The dictionary says the adjective “fulsome” is “now chiefly used in reference to gross or excessive flattery, over-demonstrative affection, or the like.” However, the dictionary acknowledges that its “fulsome” entry, which was originally published in 1898, “has not yet been fully updated.”

4. www.visualthesaurus.com › the-story-behind-fulsomeThe Story Behind "Fulsome" : Word Count - Visual Thesaurus

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   The adjective fulsome can be defined as "unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech." Historically, it has also meant "disgusting or offensive," or "copious or abundant." Fulsome dates to the 1200s, when its components (ful + som) gave it the meaning "abundant, full," says the Online Etymology Dictionary. By the mid ...

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   Dec 10, 2020 · Today, the story behind fulsome and what to do with this stinky term. Fulsome. A ccording to The American Heritage Dictionary, the adjective fulsome means “excessively flattering or insincerely earnest,” “disgusting or offensive,” or “copious or abundant.”

6. wordsmith.org › words › fulsomeA.Word.A.Day --fulsome - Wordsmith

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   PRONUNCIATION: (FUL-suhm) MEANING: adjective: 1. Effusive; lavish. 2. Excessive to the point of being offensive. ETYMOLOGY: A combination of the words full and -some (having a particular quality). NOTES: Does the word fulsome have a positive connotation or negative? Depends on whom you ask.

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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.

   Is Fulsome a Negative Word? - Merriam-Webster

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   Is “foulsome” a bad word?

   • In the 18th century, in fact, it was sometimes spelled “foulsome.” Nearly all of those negative senses, the OED says, are now considered obsolete. The dictionary says the adjective “fulsome” is “now chiefly used in reference to gross or excessive flattery, over-demonstrative affection, or the like.”

   The Grammarphobia Blog: Fulsome and then some

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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.

   Is Fulsome a Negative Word? - Merriam-Webster

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   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

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   What does “fulsome” mean?

   • The dictionary says the adjective “fulsome” is “now chiefly used in reference to gross or excessive flattery, over-demonstrative affection, or the like.” However, the dictionary acknowledges that its “fulsome” entry, which was originally published in 1898, “has not yet been fully updated.”

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   What does “foulsome” mean?

   • Over the centuries, it came to mean overdone, cloying, gross, nauseating, disgusting, loathsome, foul, and so on. In the 18th century, in fact, it was sometimes spelled “foulsome.” Nearly all of those negative senses, the OED says, are now considered obsolete.

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8. blog.richmond.edu › 03 › 20Word of the Week! Fulsome - Richmond Writing

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   Mar 20, 2018 · Fulsome. This word has bothered me for many years. It provides a good example of Edward Sapir’s theory of Linguistic Drift, and I warn writers to take care when using this intellectual-sounding adjective. It has drifted from a positive sense to a negative one and back to positive again!