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

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   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.

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     expressing a lot of admiration or praise for someone, often...

   • 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 › 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.”

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

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   1. a. : characterized by abundance : copious. describes in fulsome detail G. N. Shuster. fulsome bird life. The feeder overcrowded Maxine Kumin. b. : generous in amount, extent, or spirit. the passengers were fulsome in praise of the plane's crew Don Oliver. a fulsome victory for the far left Bruce Rothwell.

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

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   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. unctuous formal disapproving.

5. www.csmonitor.com › The-Culture › In-a-WordShakespearean language: What does ‘fulsome’ praise mean ...

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   Dec 12, 2019 · This suffix signifies “characterized by a (specified) thing, quality, state, or action,” according to Merriam-Webster, and full means, well, “full.” Fulsome, then, etymologically speaking, is...

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

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   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 ] Newspapers have been fulsome in their praise of the former president.

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   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.

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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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   What does fulsome in a compliment mean?

   • fulsome in Our guests were fulsome in their compliments about the food. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: For despite its fulsome praise, the note was at its core as much a threat as a compliment. In ethological terms, such fulsome compliance should halt the need of aggressors to continue their attack.

   FULSOME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What does fulsome mean in literature?

   • And evidence shows that by the 19th century fulsome was established as a literary term chiefly expressing disapproval of excessive and obsequious praise and flattery—that is, exactly as Webster had defined it.

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   What is the danger of fulsome praise?

   • Sense 1 has not only been revived but has spread in its application and continues to do so. The chief danger for the user of fulsome is ambiguity. 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.

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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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8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › fulsomeFULSOME - Definition & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.