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- Dictionaryfulsome/ˈfʊls(ə)m/
adjective
- 1. complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree: "the press are embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation"
- 2. of large size or quantity; generous or abundant: "the fulsome details of the later legend"
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Fulsome can mean abundant, copious, full, or well developed, or it can mean excessive, offensive, or flattering. Learn the origin, usage, synonyms, and examples of this adjective.
Fulsome means expressing a lot of admiration or praise for someone, often too much, in a way that does not sound sincere. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.
Fulsome means expressing a lot of admiration or praise for someone, often too much, in a way that does not sound sincere. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from various sources.
offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive; overdone or gross: fulsome praise that embarrassed her deeply; fulsome décor. disgusting; sickening; repulsive: a table heaped with fulsome mounds of greasy foods. excessively or insincerely lavish: fulsome admiration.
Fulsome means excessive, insincere, or disgusting, especially in praise, apology, or gratitude. It can also mean full, rich, or abundant, but this sense is less common and may be avoided in some kinds of writing.
fulsome means too generous in praising or thanking somebody, or in saying sorry, so that you do not sound sincere. See examples, pronunciation, synonyms and word origin of fulsome.
Definitions of fulsome. adjective. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech. “gave him a fulsome introduction” synonyms: buttery, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous. insincere. lacking sincerity. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Fulsome."
