ubiquitous but … / see the language-change index
fulsome has had at times all of these meanings: plentiful and abundant; excessive and repulsively gross; curvy and fleshy; overdone and insincere; lavish and wholehearted*
2022-09-25 / notes
*a link; see the about page for how posts – and copies on fw – use links
see Garner on “fulsome praise,” the language-change index, and skunked terms
further notes not appended to original on fewer wurdz
Garner: “fulsome praise” (!gb)
Garner: “Key to the Language-Change Index” (!gb)
Garner: “skunked terms” (!gb)