{"id":9961,"date":"2017-06-20T08:09:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T13:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=9961"},"modified":"2017-06-20T08:09:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T13:09:51","slug":"word-of-the-day-164","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2017\/06\/20\/word-of-the-day-164\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Of The Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

fulsome<\/i>:<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0a :\u00a0 characterized by abundance :\u00a0 copious
    \ndescribes in fulsome<\/em> detail \u2014 G. N. Shuster
    \nfulsome<\/em> bird life. The feeder overcrowded \u2014 Maxine Kumin
    \nb :\u00a0 generous in amount, extent, or spirit
    \nthe passengers were fulsome<\/em> in praise of the plane’s crew \u2014 Don Oliver
    \na fulsome victory for the far left \u2014 Bruce Rothwell
    \nthe greetings have been fulsome<\/em>, the farewells tender \u2014 Simon Gray
    \nc :\u00a0 being full and well developed
    \nshe was in generally fulsome<\/em>, limpid voice \u2014 Thor Eckert, Jr.<\/li>\n
  2. :\u00a0 aesthetically, morally, or generally offensive
    \nfulsome<\/em> lies and nauseous flattery \u2014 William Congreve
    \nthe devil take thee for a \u2026 fulsome<\/em> rogue \u2014 George Villiers<\/li>\n
  3. :\u00a0 exceeding the bounds of good taste :\u00a0 overdone
    \nthe fulsome<\/em> chromium glitter of the escalators dominating the central hall \u2014 Lewis Mumford<\/li>\n
  4. :\u00a0 excessively complimentary or flattering :\u00a0 effusive
    \nan admiration whose extent I did not express, lest I be thought fulsome<\/em> \u2014 A. J. Liebling<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    [Merriam-Webster<\/b><\/i><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    An interesting word. Noted in “The Senate GOP’s plan to repeal Obamacare: don’t let anyone see their bill<\/i><\/a>,” Dylan Scott, Vox<\/b><\/i>:<\/p>\n

    \u201cThis has really been a committee of the whole. This really has provided very fulsome and genuine input from every Republican senator,\u201d Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told reporters last month when asked about the plan\u2019s development in private. \u201cThere\u2019s certain things you have to do, before you open it up to the public. … This to me has been an open process. I don\u2019t know how else you would have done it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Senator Johnson may refer to definition 1, but I fear definition 2 may<\/span><\/span> be more accurate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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