fulsome (adj.)

  1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; buttery praise; gave him a fulsome introduction; an oily sycophantic press agent; oleaginous hypocrisy; smarmy self-importance; the unctuous Uriah Heep; soapy compliments

    [ Syn: buttery , oily , oleaginous , smarmy , soapy , unctuous ]

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