FULSOME


Meaning of FULSOME in English

adj. 1 disgusting by excess of flattery, servility, or expressions of affection; excessive, cloying. 2 disp. copious. °In fulsome praise, fulsome means 'excessive', not 'generous'. fulsomely adv. fulsomeness n.

[ ME f. FULL(1) + -SOME(1) ]

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