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) ]
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) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012