Fulsome

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Offensively excessive or insincere in flattery or manner, to a degree that feels obsequious or cloying.

“The chairperson offered fulsome praise for every speaker, regardless of the quality of their talk.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ful·some

Related Words

Synonyms

buttery oilyoleaginoussmarmy soapyunctuous

Antonyms

restrainedsinceremeasured

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Wordle

No repeated letters, vowels U, O, and E spread across positions two, five, and seven

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, the M adds value and the word uses a good spread of tiles across the board

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Words you can make from Fulsome

Shorter words formed from the letters in “fulsome”.

flumes emuls eusol floes flues flume fomes fouls fuels fumes fusel louse melos moles mosel mosul moues moule mouls mouse mules mulse oleum ousel

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