fulsome \FUL-sum\, adjective:
1. Offensive to the taste or sensibilities.
2. Insincere or excessively lavish; especially, offensive from excess of praise.
~Now this is a new word for me, but I like it. I'm going to have to ponder how I can use it in a story. :) ~
Fulsome... hmmm... that reminds me of Fulsom [sp] prison in the Johnny Cash song...
ReplyDeleteYeah, I have no clue how to work that word in effectively.
That's right, it was a Johnny Cash song...It was also the title of a Supernatural episode. :)
ReplyDeleteHere's one example they give for this word:
~~Concealed disgust under the appearance of fulsome endearment.
-- Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World
Used that way, it does make sense... maybe, making it an insult word would work.
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