effusive
unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
pouring out; overflowing.
Geology. extrusive (def. 3).
Origin of effusive
1Other words from effusive
- ef·fu·sive·ly, adverb
- ef·fu·sive·ness, noun
- non·ef·fu·sive, adjective
- non·ef·fu·sive·ly, adverb
- non·ef·fu·sive·ness, noun
- o·ver·ef·fu·sive, adjective
- o·ver·ef·fu·sive·ly, adverb
- o·ver·ef·fu·sive·ness, noun
- un·ef·fu·sive, adjective
- un·ef·fu·sive·ly, adverb
- un·ef·fu·sive·ness, noun
Words Nearby effusive
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How to use effusive in a sentence
The site received an effusive response online and endorsements from activists, researchers, and other whistleblowers.
Why the balance of power in tech is shifting toward workers | Jane Lytvynenko | February 7, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewThe choice to embrace effusive displays of sincere feeling will always bring the risk of vilification.
Fresh and lively, there’s tension, or energy, on the palate, with effusive blackberry and raspberry fruit.
At just $12, this Rhône grenache will grab — and keep — your attention | Dave McIntyre | October 8, 2021 | Washington PostStill, their summary of the literature isn’t all that effusive.
Michael, an effusive 8-year-old who often provided his classmates with updates on his morning, was the last to respond.
Held Back: Inside a Lost School Year | by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, photography by Cydni Elledge | June 28, 2021 | ProPublica
On the other hand, he was positively effusive about the former first lady and New York senator.
Panetta Criticizes Obama’s Syrian ‘Red Line’ Screw-Up, and Other Failures of Leadership | Lloyd Grove | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBaltimore Sun television columnist David Zurawik has been positively effusive.
How TMZ Claims Its Celebrity Scalps, Like Ray Rice | Lloyd Grove | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen a Texan came along he was effusive, exclaiming “fantastic” as he posed for picture.
Armstrong is especially effusive about HuffPo founder Arianna Huffington, whom he calls a “world-class entrepreneur.”
The praise was so effusive that the Cannes jury awarded Dern the Best Actor prize.
Bruce Dern’s Long, Strange Trip to Leading Man in Alexander Payne’s ‘Nebraska’ | Marlow Stern | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNot that he understood why she was so much more effusive than of old, but if it augured a happier life together, he was glad.
There was somethine in Chopin's warm, tender, effusive friendship that may be best characterised by the word "feminine."
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksThe house was frequented by all the friends of the host, who were obsequiously effusive in smiles, flattery, and genuflections.
The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 | Armando Palacio ValdsThe Duke's reply was little more effusive than the note he had sent last.
The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 | Duke of WellingtonI ain't waxin' effusive over this savage, and it's agin my principles ever to shake hands with a coloured man.
Captain Scraggs | Peter B. Kyne
British Dictionary definitions for effusive
/ (ɪˈfjuːsɪv) /
extravagantly demonstrative of emotion; gushing
(of rock) formed by the solidification of magma
Derived forms of effusive
- effusively, adverb
- effusiveness, noun
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