Usually means: Excessive to the point of distaste.
Definitions [Related words] [Phrases(New!) ] [Mentions] [History]
We found 33 dictionaries that define the word fulsome:

General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. fulsome: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. fulsome: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. fulsome: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. fulsome: Collins English Dictionary
  5. fulsome: Vocabulary.com
  6. fulsome: Wordnik
  7. fulsome: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. fulsome: Wiktionary
  9. fulsome: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. fulsome: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. fulsome: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Fulsome, fulsome: Dictionary.com
  13. fulsome: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Fulsome: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Fulsome: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. fulsome: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. fulsome: Rhymezone
  18. Fulsome: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. fulsome: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. Fulsome: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  21. fulsome: Free Dictionary
  22. fulsome: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  23. fulsome: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. fulsome: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
  25. fulsome: Dictionary/thesaurus

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Shakespeare Glossary (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. fulsome: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. fulsome: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. fulsome: A Word A Day
  2. fulsome: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. fulsome: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See fulsomely as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
adjective:  Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).
adjective:  Marked by fullness; abundant, copious.
adjective:  Fully developed; mature.

Similar:

Opposite:

Phrases:
Word origin

Words similar to fulsome

Usage examples for fulsome

Idioms related to fulsome

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular nouns described by fulsome

Words that often appear near fulsome

Rhymes of fulsome

Invented words related to fulsome

Similar:

Opposite:

Phrases:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Compound Your Joy   Threepeat   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Help


Our daily word games Threepeat and Compound Your Joy are going strong. Bookmark and enjoy!