| Main Entry: |
fulsome |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
sickening or excessive behavior |
Synonyms: |
adulatory,
bombastic, buttery, canting, cloying,
coarse,
extravagant, fawning, flattering,
glib,
grandiloquent, hypocritical, immoderate, ingratiating,
inordinate, insincere,
magniloquent, mealy-mouthed, nauseating,
offensive, oily, oleaginous, overdone,
saccharine,
sanctimonious,
slick*,
slimy*, smarmy,
smooth,
suave, sycophantic,
unctuous, wheedling
|
Antonyms: |
reasonable, sincere
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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