fulsome

大学

a. 过度的, 过分的, 令人生厌的

发音

其它 /ˈfʊlsəm/

词形变化

fulsomer 比较级 fulsomer fulsomest more fulsome 比较级 fulsomest 最高级 most fulsome 最高级

别名

fusome fullsome

教材释义与例句

形容词

令人生厌的；过度的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.

  2. 2.

    Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).

  3. 3.

    Characterised or marked by fullness; abundant, copious.

    The fulsome thanks of the war-torn nation lifted our weary spirits.

  4. 4.

    Fully developed; mature.

    Her fulsome timbre resonated throughout the hall.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 6

oily soapy buttery smarmy oleaginous unctuous

近义相关 1

insincere

词源

From Middle English fulsom, equivalent to full + -some. The meaning has evolved from an original positive connotation "abundant" to a neutral "plump" to a negative "overfed". In modern usage, it can take on any of these inflections. See usage note. The negative sense "offensive, gross; disgusting, sickening" developed secondarily after the 13th century and was influenced by Middle English foul (“foul”). In the 18th century, the word was sometimes even spelled foulsome.

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