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fulsomely

/ˈfʊlsəmli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
ful-some-ly
IPA
/ˈfʊlsəmli/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a fulsome manner

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fulsomly; equivalent to fulsome + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more fulsomely (comparative) most fulsomely (superlative)

Synonyms

unctuously smarmily

Questions

How do you pronounce fulsomely?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʊlsəmli/.
What does fulsomely mean?
In a fulsome manner
Where does fulsomely come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fulsomely

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