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1. (adj.) fulsome
offensive to good taste, esp. as being excessive; overdone:
fulsome décor.
2. fulsome
disgusting; sickening; repulsive:
fulsome mounds of greasy foods.
3. fulsome
excessively or insincerely lavish:
fulsome admiration.
4. fulsome
encompassing all aspects; comprehensive.
5. fulsome
abundant or copious.
Etymology: (1200–50; ME fulsom; see full1, -some1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
"buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) fulsome
full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled
2. (adj) fulsome
offending or disgusting by overfullness, excess, or grossness; cloying; gross; nauseous; esp., offensive from excess of praise; as, fulsome flattery
3. (adj) fulsome
lustful; wanton; obscene; also, tending to obscenity
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