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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ef·fu·sive       [i-fyoo-siv] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
2.pouring out; overflowing.
3.Geology. extrusive (def. 3).

[Origin: 1655–65; effuse + -ive]

ef·fu·sive·ly, adverb
ef·fu·sive·ness, noun
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ef·fu·sive       (ĭ-fyōō'sĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy: an effusive manner.
  2. Profuse; overflowing: effusive praise.

ef·fu'sive·ly adv., ef·fu'sive·ness n.
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effusive

adjective
1. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones" [syn: burbling
2. extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry" 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Effusive

Ef*fu"sive\, a. Pouring out; pouring forth freely. "Washed with the effusive wave." --Pope.

Effusive rocks (Geol.), volcanic rocks, in distinction from so-called intrusive, or plutonic, rocks. -- Ef*fu"sive*ly, adv. -- Ef*fu"sive*ness, n.

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