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-some the suffix, means characterized by. We see it in awesome, gleesome, tiresome, winsome, et al. Whether one of these words is considered to be negative or positive is dependent on the nature of that characterized.
The earliest definitions of fulsome seem to include both the copious and the cloying connotations. This should be a little disconcerting to the careful user of the language. Perhaps a less equivocal word could be chosen.
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-some the suffix, means characterized by. We see it in awesome, gleesome, tiresome, winsome, et al.
Thanks, F.
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earliest definitions of fulsome seem to include both the copious and the cloying connotations.
As illustrated by the Guest Speaker who was introduced with praise so copious as to be embarrassing. She smiled shyly and said she hardly deserved such fullsome praise ... thereby acknowledging the MC's efforts while being appropriately modest about her copious collegial credits
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Johnny Cash said that prisoners were the best audiences he every played for. I suppose that those at Fulsom Prison didn't give him fulsome praise.... [ducks for cover]
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Copious Prison? Cloying Prison? Excessive Prison? Insincere Prison?
Gets one to wondering...
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