2 meanings
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1 —as in:
not my intention to be fulsome
Definition
compliments or praise given in an excessive manner — often implying insincerity- She gave me an embarrassingly fulsome introduction.
fulsome = compliments or praise given in an excessive manner — often implying insincerity
- It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull.Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan -- The Hound of the Baskervilles
fulsome = compliments or praise given in an excessive manner — often implying insincerity
2 —as in:
a fulsome fund for emergencies
Definition
abundant(editor's note: this sense of the word is frequently used in historic literature, but today the word is more commonly used to describe compliments or praise as excessive—often implying insincerity.)
- Our government is good at spending more when the economy is troubled, but does not save during fulsome times.
fulsome = abundant
(editor's note: this sense of the word is frequently used in historic literature, but today the word is more commonly used to describe compliments or praise as excessive—often implying insincerity.)
(editor's note: this sense of the word is frequently used in historic literature, but today the word is more commonly used to describe compliments or praise as excessive—often implying insincerity.)
- He stuck them up before the fulsome ewes,William Shakespeare -- The Merchant of Venice
fulsome = abundant