Interesting -- according to dictionary.com [0], fulsome is another one where the meaning that seems to be recently emerging, and therefore nonstandard, is actua

Interesting -- according to dictionary.com [0], fulsome is another one where the meaning that seems to be recently emerging, and therefore nonstandard, is actually the original (in this case dating back to the 13th century). I tend to agree with this author, though, that "offensively excessive" is a useful meaning; we have words for the other meaning, like "abundant" and "copious". A lot of these I don't personally care too much about, but to see hoi polloi and nonplussed used in approximately the opposite of their original senses ... leaves me nonplussed. [0] http://www.dictionary.com/browse/fulsome http://www.dictionary.com/browse/fulsome