Definitions

fulsome

[fool-suhm, fuhl-] / ˈfʊl səm, ˈfʌl- /

ADJECTIVE

sickening or excessive behavior

Synonyms

WEAK

adulatory bombastic buttery canting cloying coarse extravagant fawning flattering glib grandiloquent hypocritical immoderate ingratiating inordinate insincere magniloquent mealy-mouthed nauseating offensive oily oleaginous overdone saccharine sanctimonious slick slimy smarmy smooth suave sycophantic unctuous wheedling

Antonyms

WEAK

reasonable sincere

Example Sentences

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Fulsome word-of-mouth and additional notes from visiting comedy legends — Billy Crystal, Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Martin — helped haul it on Broadway, where it was filmed for HBO.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

Fulsome praise, but what we see in the director Lisa Peterson’s production is a far cry from any of it.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Fulsome praise: Israeli leaders welcomed Biden with enthusiasm.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2022

Fulsome not quite to a fault, he is quick to praise his callers for their humanity or bravery or rad chillness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2016

Fulsome suggests such gross flattery as to be annoying or cloying.

From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Bachelor, Joseph M. (Joseph Morris)

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