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Meanings of
fulsome
in anglès
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.
oily
buttery
soapy
unctuous
smarmy
oleaginous
Related terms
insincere
Usage of
fulsome
in anglès
1
But Russia's embrace of Greece has so far been less than
fulsome
.
2
Reviewers, impressed by the weight of research and writing, have been
fulsome
.
3
North, back on the left wing, earned
fulsome
praise from Jim Mallinder.
4
The
fulsome
flatterer of former times has degenerated into a chronic fault-finder.
5
Mrs Moffatt was talking about her, gushing over her, in
fulsome
phrases.
6
I made no
fulsome
protestations, and did not once allude to suicide.
7
Gabinius followed him into his writing-room, and there said with
fulsome
smoothness:
8
He did not embarrass me with
fulsome
praise of my strategic genius.
9
She had not dared express her full appreciation, lest she seem
fulsome
.
10
So a
fulsome
apology can be interpreted as a totally insincere one!
11
Let us strike tomorrow with the full and
fulsome
courage of our convictions.
12
Only a power-hungry zealot could accept the
fulsome
ritual as a tolerable exchange.
13
He immediately became almost
fulsome
in his effort to detain me.
14
To praise him directly might seem sycophantish and
fulsome
to the Prince himself.
15
None of the
fulsome
praise, the superlative, necessary definition given to lesser performers.
16
He was fantastic. Everton manager Roberto Martinez was also
fulsome
in his praise.
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fulsome
Adjective
Frequent collocations
fulsome praise
fulsome flattery
most fulsome
so fulsome
fulsome adulation
More collocations
Fulsome
through the time
Fulsome
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common