Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
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fulsome | (adjective) unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech | Synonyms: buttery, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous |
fulsomely | (adverb) in an unctuous manner | Synonyms: smarmily, unctuously |
fulsomeness | (noun) smug self-serving earnestness | Synonyms: oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unction, unctuousness |
(noun) excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm | Synonyms: smarm, unction |