Crossword clues for fulsomely
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fulsome \Ful"some\, a. [Full, a. + -some.]
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Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled. [Obs.]
His lean, pale, hoar, and withered corpse grew fulsome, fair, and fresh.
--Golding. -
Offending or disgusting by overfullness, excess, or grossness; cloying; gross; nauseous; esp., offensive from excess of praise; as, fulsome flattery.
And lest the fulsome artifice should fail Themselves will hide its coarseness with a veil.
--Cowper. Lustful; wanton; obscene; also, tending to obscenity. [Obs.] ``Fulsome ewes.''
--Shak. -- Ful"some*ly, adv. -- Ful"some*ness, n.
--Dryden.
Wiktionary
adv. In a fulsome manner
WordNet
adv. in an unctuous manner [syn: unctuously, smarmily]
Usage examples of "fulsomely".
IV, Second Deputy Director, Assignments Division, Confederation Armed Forces C-1, welcomed Brigadier Sturgeon into his office most fulsomely.
He was still wrestling her around when Lieder brought the hymn to an end with a theatrical gesture and turned to bow, his arms spread wide as he harvested the applause to which everyone contributed fulsomely, except Frenchy and Delanny, who exchanged hooded glances, and Chinky, who didn't understand what was going on.
As far as he is concerned, this fulsomely praised Jenny -- a single glance is enough -- is some shopworn dancing girl.