fulsome 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
Examples
- 1.gave him a fulsome introduction
- 2.buttery praise
- 3.oleaginous hypocrisy
- 4.the unctuous Uriah Heep
- 5.soapy compliments
- 6.smarmy self-importance
- 7.an oily sycophantic press agent
Synonyms
- buttery 1
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
- oily 2
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
- oleaginous 1
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
- smarmy 1
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
- soapy 2
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
- unctuous 1
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
