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单词 fulsome
释义 ful·some
\ˈfu̇lsəm also -lts-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English fulsom, from ful, full full + -som -some — more at full (adjective)
1.
 a. : copious, abundant
 b. obsolete : plump, fat
2. obsolete : lustful, wanton
3.
 a. : offensive to sense or appetite : nauseating, sickening
  < fulsome richness of the food >
 b. : offensive to moral or aesthetic sensibility : repulsive, disgusting
  < fulsome prejudices >
  < fulsome language >
 c. : offensive from insincerity or baseness of motive
  < fulsome politeness >
  < fulsome praise >
  < fulsome compliments >
  < trying not to be fulsome to make up for his coldness at the governor's party — C.S.Forester >
4. : counter to the norms of propriety or social usage : displaying bad taste
 < the fulsome chromium glitter of the escalators — Lewis Mumford >
 < a fulsome prose style >
ful·some·ly adverb
ful·some·ness noun -es
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