fulsome

• adj.不快；過剰

fullから。-形容詞の接尾辞。本来はfull、fullfulだが、後に蔑称となった。

fulsome (adj.)

mid-13c., "abundant, plentiful," Middle English compound of ful "full" (see full (adj.)) + -som "to a considerable degree" (see -some (1)). Perhaps a case of ironic understatement. Sense extended to "plump, well-fed" (mid-14c.), then "arousing disgust" (similar to the feeling of having over-eaten), late 14c. Via the sense of "causing nausea" it came to be used of language, "offensive to taste or good manners" (early 15c.); especially "excessively flattering" (1660s). Since the 1960s, however, it commonly has been used in its original, favorable sense, especially in fulsome praise. Related: Fulsomely; fulsomeness.

1. Her advice includes perfectly true but rather fulsome pearls of wisdom.

彼女の提案には完全に正しい金言があるが、お世辞すぎるきらいがある。

2.He was fulsome in his praise of the Prime Minister.

彼は首相を称賛する際に美しすぎる言葉がある。

3.They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.

彼らは美しさと贅沢な贈り物で彼を喜ばせたいと思っている。

4.Newspapers have been fulsome in their praise of the former president.

新聞には前大統領に対して美しい言葉が書かれている。

5.He was too fulsome in his praise.

彼の賛美はあまりにも虚偽である。