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Word of the Day: 'Fulsome"
"Donald Trump Jr.s lawyer Alan Futerfas was quoted in the Aug. 1 front-page article Trump crafted sons statement on Russian contact as saying that he and his client were fully prepared and absolutely prepared to make a fulsome statement about the meeting.
Thats one of the problems with much of what we hear and read from the president and his entourage. Their statements are often fulsome, which, according to my dictionary (American Heritage), means offensively excessive or insincere. Another dictionary (Chambers) elaborates: sickeningly obsequious, nauseatingly affectionate, admiring or praiseful; loosely copious or lavish; excessive.
Does this sound familiar? Trump Jr.s attorney needs to brush up on his vocabulary and definitions."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/team-trumps-words-are-fulsome-all-right/2017/08/11/62c397a6-7c68-11e7-b2b1-aeba62854dfa_story.html?utm_term=.9324e6d8b6a3
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)Nitram
(22,877 posts)I can only assume that no good lawyer will defend the Trumps at this point. Lawyers are thoroughly trained to use words very, very carefully.
underpants
(182,878 posts)Remember this is a crowd that takes Gorka seriously
Nitram
(22,877 posts)idea of a strong leader.
3catwoman3
(24,041 posts)...most people do not know the actual meaning of fulsome and consider it to be a compliment.
How may people know the original meaning of decimate - to reduce by a tenth?
Most of what Trump says is fulsome, and then some.
Two of my favorite books from many years ago were by Edwin Newman - Strictly Speaking and A Civil Tongue. He was a stickler for proper usage and I learned a lot from those books.
I also use to love the radio spots by John Ciardi - Good Words To You. Lot of fascinating etymological stories.
Nitram
(22,877 posts)Along with 'beg the question'