(a.) Offending or disgusting by overfullness, excess, or grossness; cloying; gross; nauseous; esp., offensive from excess of praise; as, fulsome flattery.
(a.) Lustful; wanton; obscene; also, tending to obscenity.
Example Sentences:
(1) In the first comments to come out of Damascus since the accord to disarm Syria of its chemical weapons, brokered by Russia and the US, was announced, Ali Haidar, paid fulsome tribute to its longstanding ally, praising "the achievement of the Russian diplomacy and the Russian leadership".
(2) It is the latest sorry chapter in what has been a bad year for London's Square Mile, which is still digesting the record fine meted out to Barclays for attempting to rig Libor and the fulsome apology from HSBC, which admitted helping Mexican drug barons launder money.
(3) The Treasury fulsomely endorsed the Britannia-Co-op merger, stating in October 2012: "The success of the merger resulted in a strongly capitalised mutual business with the scale to offer its customers and members a full range of financial services products and services that are ethical, mutual and co-operative."
(4) But the attitude has changed in the last decade, partly due to a cultural shift that can be seen throughout public life in Britain in the wake of any blameworthy disaster: fulsome apology and promise of "lessons learned".
(5) The Israeli cabinet observed a minute's silence at the start of its regular weekly meeting on Sunday, before Netanyahu delivered a tribute, notable for its fulsome praise of Sharon's military career but cooler on his political record.
(6) They have full international players who know how to play these occasions.” As for the long-term at Everton, Martínez has given fulsome support to the proposed stadium relocation to Walton Hall Park, an anticipated scheme that was confirmed this week but remains at an embryonic stage in terms of planning and finance.
(7) Agency: BBH (Singapore) Director: Jones+Tino Gatorade: 'Derek Jeter' (starts at 04:51) - US Ad Break has already featured one commercial marking Derek Jeter's retirement this year and it's a measure of his impact on baseball that this second epic also plays fulsome tribute to the star.
(8) Their reach for notoriety predicated on that fulsome mediocrity of talent detailed above has become frozen in their faces.
(9) The apology and U-turn from Suárez duly followed via social media on Monday, six days after the incident, and club employees were fulsome in their praise of the striker’s actions on Tuesday.
(10) Liverpool’s second string proves uncomfortable for Christian Benteke Read more The Liverpool manager was fulsome in his praise of the club’s young players, with the midfielders Kevin Stewart and Cameron Brannagan also impressing, but insisted patience was required before they could be considered for the Premier League.
(11) The busyness of everyone's work worlds, differing organisational priorities, and, sometimes, a less than fulsome appreciation of each other's roles, can impede sharing knowledge – and hunches – about what may be happening in a family.
(12) Branson said: "I'm pleased we didn't have to go to court and that the minister has been so fulsome in his apologies, and pleased that he's going to do a complete overhaul."
(13) I suspect he'll continue to stand to Cruz's side for awhile longer, collecting speaking engagements and offering Cruz fulsome praise until Cruz's moment ends.
(14) Labour politicians are among those expressing fulsome praise for a fierce maiden speech by the SNP’s Mhairi Black , the UK’s youngest MP, which was one of the top trending topics on social media on Tuesday.
(15) I just don’t think it’s legally sustainable for the FCC to block deals on a case-by-case basis.” Sohn said the FCC was considering 706 because the Verizon decision “gave us a roadmap, and the chairman believes it can be an effective path forward.” But she confirmed the public backlash had led the FCC to look more closely at all its options: “Draft proposal reflects public input several ways, most noticeably more fulsome discussion of Title II,” she wrote.
(16) In 1964 he explained, as fulsomely as he ever would, what it was he was trying to do: "I am concerned with a thing's not being what it was, with its becoming something other than what it is, with any moment in which one identifies a thing precisely and with the slipping away of that moment."
(17) As backings go, this was not exactly fulsome, especially when issued by a minion .
(18) We are looking at the information that has been presented to us, we’ll look at it carefully and have a fulsome discussion amongst our colleagues,” Marc Garneau told reporters.
(19) Magnetic Man's material isn't strong enough to support the fulsome vocal treatment they're given, despite their contention that "there's some risky tracks on the album".
(20) The manager, though, saved his most fulsome praise for Keane.
Overzealous
Definition:
(a.) Too zealous.
Example Sentences:
(1) Their brief was to eradicate cross-border raids by Palestinian fedayeen (guerrillas), yet many felt the overzealous Sharon was becoming a law unto himself.
(2) It is a measure of our concerns that the policing and security around protests could be overzealous, and it has to be stressed the trade union movement-led protest will be entirely peaceful."
(3) It said: "We decry this persecution of one of our own, one who commited [sic] no crime and is being targeted simply for his association, real or imagined, by overzealous feds who seek to cut off the head of an idea, a group which has no leader.
(4) In April 2008, overzealous Heathrow security officials frisked Shenouda while on his way to consecrating St George's Coptic Cathedral , Shephalbury Manor, Stevenage.
(5) The messages are littered with typos, apparently the result of overzealous autocorrect settings, said Carlos Marín, director of Milenio, in an accompanying editorial.
(6) When Trayvon Martin was shot to death by an overzealous neighborhood watchman in 2012, no one knew much about the American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec) and the kinds of laws they secretly push – including the now-infamous “stand-your-ground” laws that allow Americans to shoot first and ask questions later.
(7) The state's prosecution team, led by assistant state attorney Bernie de la Rionda, will attempt to portray Zimmerman, 29, as an overzealous, self-appointed custodian of his gated community who pursued, confronted, then shot a black youth in a hoodie whom he assumed was up to no good.
(8) Overzealous early feeding is to be avoided; protein- and energy-rich diets must be introduced gradually and sustained to provide the nutrients necessary for rapid catch-up growth.
(9) This study tests the hypothesis that overzealous administration of blood cardioplegic solution at reperfusion counteracts these benefits and can lead to a prevalence of depressed ventricular performance and mortality similar to that seen after normal blood reperfusion.
(10) However, liposuction is a procedure that requires conservatism because overzealous fat removal can generally leave unsightly permanent sequelae.
(11) Therefore monitoring of this serum marker may be suggested also in patient chronically treated with 1-thyroxine to avoid, if possible, overzealous therapy.
(12) Initial recognition of the problem led to reduced usage of MAOIs and overzealous food restrictions.
(13) Overzealous resuscitation of the severely malnourished patient may be associated with life-threatening complications.
(14) It does not matter whether Karzai deliberately stole the election or whether his overzealous supporters stuffed the ballot boxes.
(15) Grubby green fingers For small children, the magic of planting a seed and watching it grow (watch out for overzealous waterers) may even trump the CBeebies schedule.
(16) For decades, it provided affordable health insurance at cost price without private insurance providers extracting overzealous profit from Australians.
(17) He discusses the effectiveness of ethical codes, editorial policies, and research ethics committees in safeguarding human subjects from overzealous or unethical researchers.
(18) He seemed to have been as much a victim of overzealous security guards as me.
(19) While complete restoration of normal binocular function is rarely, if ever, achieved, anomalous binocular cooperation has many functional advantages over suppression or diplopia and should not be disturbed by overzealous treatment.
(20) In general, a cautionary theme is expressed regarding the utilization of various therapies, lest their overzealous clinical implementation jeopardizes the advancement of this highly promising field.