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    fulsome

    fulsome - Dictionary definition and meaning for word fulsome

    Definition
    (adj) unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
    Synonyms : buttery , oily , oleaginous , smarmy , soapy , unctuous
    Example Sentence
    • buttery praise
    • gave him a fulsome introduction
    • an oily sycophantic press agent
    • oleaginous hypocrisy
    • smarmy self-importance
    • the unctuous Uriah Heep
    • soapy compliments
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fulsome

You can FOOL SOME people with excessive and insincere praise..

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usually when you have sex, two people is enough, threesome is more than enough, FULSOME(foursome) is excessive

Focus on the ful portion. Fulsome means excessive to the point where it is too full.

Fulsome=full+some more ie, it was full,,,bu when some added it becomes disgustingly excessivemore

"You can FOOL SOME people sometimes, but you can't fool all the people all the time." -- Bob Marley

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