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1. 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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     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...

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

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   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

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

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   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. Fulsome seems like an emphatic way of saying “full” or “complete,” and indeed in its oldest use ...

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

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

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

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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.

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

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   Fulsome. 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. In modern usage, however, the word often means copious or ...

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   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

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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 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.

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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.

   Is Fulsome a Negative Word? - Merriam-Webster

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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.

   FULSOME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Is fullsome a etymological root?

   • 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. Webster’s assertion that full and foul share an etymological root is incorrect.

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8. www.wordreference.com › definition › fulsomefulsome - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   fulsome - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. ... informal full, rich or abundant: a fulsome figure, a fulsome flavour, ...