English → Latin
“fulsome” in Latin
afferōto carry forth; to bring forth; conduct; to bring, bear, convey or carry information, report, announce, inform, publish,taeterfoul, noisome, disgusting (smell); offensive, revolting, foul; shocking, hideous, loathsomemolestustroublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying, tiresomepūtidusold, half-rotten, withered, decrepit; tiresome, wearisome, objectionable, vexatious, offensive, disagreeable, disgustingodiōsushateful, odious, vexatious, offensive, unpleasant, disagreeable, annoying, troublesomeintolerābilisintolerable, insupportable; impatientsaporA taste, flavor, savor.; A sense of taste.; A smell, scent, odor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fulsome
fastidium creans or afferens: teter (nauseous; of smell, taste, looks; e.g., sapor, odor, etc.): molestus (creating displeasure): putidus (offensive): odiosus (troublesome): intolerabilis (unbearable). Fulsome flattery, assentatio nimia or molesta.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fulsome?
- The usual Latin words for “fulsome” are afferō, taeter, molestus; also pūtidus, odiōsus, intolerābilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.