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In natural English speech, "fulsome" appears in contexts such as: "agreeing to them, they're going to use. So it feels a little bit like a secret weapon. And then of course NATO Secretary General who's also been very fulsome in his praise of Trump, nevertheless, you know, is is there to sound a note of caution, note of warning about the importance of security guarantees for Ukraine, about the the dangers and the threats that that Russia is currently posing not only to Ukraine, but but to Europe more widely. Worth". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈfʊlsəm/

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agreeing to them, they're going to use. So it feels a little bit like a secret weapon. And then of course NATO Secretary General who's also been very

fulsome in his praise of Trump, nevertheless, you know, is is there to sound a note of caution, note of warning about the importance of security

guarantees for Ukraine, about the the dangers and the threats that that Russia is currently posing not only to Ukraine, but but to Europe more widely. Worth

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adjective

Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.

“[T]he Weather exceeding hot, I entreated him to let me bathe in a River that was near. He conſented, and I immediately ſtripped myſelf ſtark naked, and went down ſoftly into the ſtream. It happened that a young Female Yahoo ſtanding behind a Bank, ſaw the whole proceeding, and enflamed by Deſire, as the Nag and I conjectured, came running with all ſpeed, and leaped into the Water within five Yards of the Place where I bathed. [...] She embraced me after a moſt fulſome manner; [...]”

adjective

Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).

“And by hideous contrast, a redundant orator was making a speech to another gathering not thirty steps away, in fulsome laudation of "our glorious British liberties!"”

Synonyms:effusive unctuous

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