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Examples of fulsome
fulsome
In a private letter to his mother he gave fulsome praise to his cousin's spirit.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Katy Grantham was also suffienciently naive yet fulsome as his daughter Miranda.
From the harrowtimes.co.uk
Fulsome as it is, though, the book lacks intimacy and, to some extent, coherence.
From the dallasnews.com
On the whole, he has won fulsome plaudits for his adept handling of Mr Haider.
From the economist.com
The hope is that a fulsome video tribute will placate Paul's fanatical supporters.
From the nzherald.co.nz
After a less-than-fulsome harvest, people would starve to death during the winter.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Mubarak's fulsome praise of Obama suggested the strategy was paying benefits.
From the freep.com
I hope the House will join me in paying fulsome tribute to them and their families.
From the guardian.co.uk
Updike's death last week was met with the usual fulsome praise and sighs of sadness.
From the latimes.com
- Buttery: 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"
- (fulsomely) unctuously: in an unctuous manner
- (fulsomeness) unction: excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
- (fulsomeness) smug self-serving earnestness
- Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive; Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity); Abundant, copious; Fully developed, mature
- Exagerado; excesivo; insincero; bajo; vil; empalagoso
- Offensive because of insincerity; repulsive; disgusting
- Fat. (The Merchant of Venice)
- Characterized by abundance
