FULSOME


Meaning of FULSOME in English

■ adjective

1》 complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree.

2》 of large size or quantity; generous or abundant.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME: from full 1 + -some 1 .

Usage

Although the earliest use of ~ was ‘abundant’, this meaning was replaced by the negative sense ‘excessively complimentary’, and is now generally held to be incorrect. It is often heard in phrases such as ~ praise , however, where the speaker merely means that the praise is abundant rather than excessively flattering.

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