effusive
adjective
unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve.
effusiveness
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a word derived from
effusive.
Example Sentences
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The first captivates via a young man’s earnest effusiveness; the second’s effusiveness, tainted by lovelorn glum, deepens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
"It was without bad faith at a time of maximum effusiveness."
From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2023
Corrigan is lean and tall; with his unguarded effusiveness and sandy, unkempt hair, he calls to mind a middle-school science teacher.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
Perhaps just as important for Bloodworks as Colby’s blood is his infectious effusiveness about donating.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
Then he turned and greeted the others with nervous effusiveness, but his advances were very coolly received.
From Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
