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fulsome

/ˈfʊlsəm/FUUL-suhm
/ˈfʊlsəm/FUUL-suhm

Meaningfull

Common meaning: excessively flattering

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishful‘full’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsfull → abundant or plentifulfull‘abundant or plentiful’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsabundant or plentiful → excessively flatteringfulsome‘excessively flattering’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English ful ‘full’.

Roots

  • ful Old English “dirty”

Related words

foul

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