单词 | fulsomely |
释义 | fulsomelyadv. 1. Abundantly, copiously; generously; comprehensively. Cf. fulsome adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adverb] enoughOE roomOE largely?c1225 rifec1225 foison13.. rivedlyc1300 plenteously1340 plentily1340 fulsomelya1375 abundantlya1382 plenteousc1390 aboundinglyc1400 plentifullyc1400 copiously1447 abundanta1450 amply1454 substantiously1507 fatly?1521 largea1522 plentiful1563 heartily?1577 locupletely1599 redundantly1615 mainly1618 showeringly1621 rifely1648 profusively1650 galore1675 prolifically1735 wholesale1762 copious1791 aplenty1830 plenty1842 swimming1887 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 4325 Þann were spacli spices spended al a-boute, fulsumli at þe ful to eche freke þer-inne. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. l. 1544 Þe foysoun and plente Of knyȝtly fredam vn-to hiȝe and lowe, So fulsomly gan to reyne and snowe. a1456 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 421 (MED) And þe planetis alle seven Moost fulsomly yif þer hir light. c1650 (c1400) Julian of Norwich Revelations Divine Love: Longer Version (Sloane 2499) (1996) 62 Than shal we sen God face to face, homly and fulsumly. 1939 Motor Boating Oct. 51/2 The theme of complete comfort for a congenial few..has been fulsomely designed and built into the yacht. 1998 Harper's Mag. Aug. 53/2 I get into files—legal, psychiatric—that I should not have had access to, and I print them fulsomely. 2007 Independent 18 Sept. (Extra section) 4/2 Freud's organisational abilities..are fulsomely displayed in her fund-raising work. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > foulness or filth > [adverb] loathlya1000 foullyOE loathsomelya1400 fulsomelya1425 foulily1489 obscenely1598 nastily1611 the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > disgust > [adverb] > disgustingly fulsomelya1425 stinkingly1545 distastefully1631 nauseously1668 revoltingly1713 disgustingly1758 abhorrently1789 usque ad nauseam1819 a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 27 Fatigo, to tray or lappe or do fulsumli. c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Bijv Thow sall fynd thaym throw thair intemperance and surfet diet sa fowsumlie growin. 1563 2nd Tome Homelyes sig. Zz.iiiv Suffred gods house to be in ruine and decay, to lie vncomly and fulsomly. 1572 J. Jones Benefit Bathes of Buckstones f. 10v Neyther with such [euill ayre] as commeth of houses fulsomely kept. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 59 The very embers whereon he was sindged..fumed most fulsomly of his fatty droppings. 1650 T. Venner Via Recta (rev. ed.) iii. 34 It is nauseous and fulsomely sweet. 1680 T. Otway Hist. Caius Marius iv. 51 What? like a Vagrant fly thy Father's House? And follow fulsomely and exil'd Slave, Disdain'd by all the World? 1708 Brit. Apollo 5–10 Nov. Who but in the Lushious delight, Which fulsomely Cloys. 3. In a way that is lacking in moderation or restraint; over-effusively, excessively, extravagantly. Also: (in recent use) unrestrainedly; effusively, lavishly; wholeheartedly. Compare fulsome adj. 5a, 5b.In quot. 1693: obscenely. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [adverb] egregiously1553 hyperbolically1555 overreachingly1571 hyperbolicly1596 overlashinglya1613 superlativelyc1615 exaggerately1646 theatrically1647 fulsomely1657 fancifully1801 exaggeratedly1854 exaggeratively1856 exaggeratingly1858 over the top1935 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adverb] > lewdly, bawdily, or obscenely ribaldously1481 filthily?1526 ribaldiouslyc1530 dishonestly1560 filthy1571 prostitutely1594 obscenely1598 obscenously1606 lewdly1609 bawdily1629 fulsomely1657 smuttily1672 ribaldly1846 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adverb] > bombastically > excessively fulsomely1657 1657 T. Weld Mr. Tillam's Acct. Examined 13 Observe his proud boasting, and vaunting high language, almost in every page of his book (and indeed all his writings and actings doe fulsomly tang of that spirit). 1677 C. Sedley Antony & Cleopatra iv. i. 33 Your slighted Love..Can you forget; and fulsomely pursue The Man with kindness, who despises you? 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 553 Apuleius also..grosly and fulsomely imputes the same to Plato. 1693 J. Dryden Disc. conc. Satire in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires p. xx The Act of Consummation fulsomly describ'd in the very words of the most Modest amongst all Poets. 1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 57 That Nauseous Cant, in which Men and their Wives are so fulsomely familiar. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. lxvi. 325 Mr. Belford seems..altho' very complaisant, not so fulsomely so, as Mr. Tourville. 1815 Irish Mag. Feb. 80/1 Panegyrics which his grandsons thus fulsomely heap on him. 1841 Pennsylvania Inquirer & Daily Courier 1 Nov. Actions that perhaps never occurred; or if they did, never ought to have been so fulsomely recorded. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 225 The language of these compositions was..fulsomely servile. 1907 Canada 5 Oct. 382/2 Montgomery, that poor little tin soldier..is fulsomely praised at every turn. 1961 B. Pym No Fond Return of Love xiv. 132 The index was finished, she had been fulsomely thanked in the foreword, and that was that. 1996 Observer 29 Dec. (Life Suppl.) 46/1 Perhaps you'd be fulsomely cheered if you were to be the first person to drive..the only Porsche Boxster in the country? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1375 |
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