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The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
Many people take fulsome to mean "abundant" or "lavish." But be wary of writing the likes of He received a fulsome tribute or Please accept my fulsome apology. The word actually means something darker: "excessive," "fawning," even "disgusting."