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   ful·some

   /ˈfo͝olsəm/

   adjective

   • 1. complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree: "they are almost embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation"
   • 2. of large size or quantity; generous or abundant: "a fulsome harvest"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘abundant’): from full1 + -some1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fulsomely adverb
   • 2. fulsomeness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • U

     1

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