fulsome+praise
11fulsome — adjective formal a fulsome piece of writing, speech etc gives too much praise to be sincere: His speech was packed with fulsome praise for the managing director. fulsomely adverb fulsomeness noun (U) …
12fulsome — is one of the most frequently misapplied words in English. The sense that is usually accorded it of being abundant or unstinting is almost the opposite of the words historic meaning. Fulsome is related to foul and means odious or overfull,… …
13fulsome — adj. 1 disgusting by excess of flattery, servility, or expressions of affection; excessive, cloying. 2 disp. copious. Usage: In fulsome praise, fulsome means excessive , not generous . Derivatives: fulsomely adv. fulsomeness n. Etymology: ME f.… …
14fulsome — means odiously insincere. Fulsome praise, properly used, isn’t a lavish tribute; it is unctuous and insincere toadying …
15Fulsome — Ful some, a. [Full, a. + some.] 1. Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His lean, pale, hoar, and withered corpse grew fulsome, fair, and fresh. Golding. [1913 Webster] 2. Offending or disgusting by overfullness, excess …
16praise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, effusive, extravagant, fulsome, glowing, great, high, lavish, special, unstinting …
17praise — I n. 1) to earn praise 2) to bestow, heap, lavish praise on smb. 3) to give praise to smb. 4) to sing smb. s praises 5) faint; fulsome; glowing, high, strong, unrestrained. unstinting praise 6) praise for 7) in praise of 8) (misc.) a chorus of… …
18fulsome — ful|some [ˈfulsəm] adj formal [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: FULL1] a fulsome speech or piece of writing sounds insincere because it contains too much praise, expressions of thanks etc fulsome gratitude/praise/tribute etc ▪ The book contains a fulsome …
19fulsome — [[t]f ʊlsəm[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe expressions of praise, apology, or gratitude as fulsome, you disapprove of them because they are exaggerated and elaborate, so that they sound insincere. Newspapers have been fulsome in… …
20fulsome — adj. Fulsome is used with these nouns: ↑praise …
