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effusive

  • /ɪˈfjuːsɪv/

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin effūsīvus, 1660s.

adjective more effusive · most effusive

  1. Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression). effusive praise

    Similar: gushy

  2. archaic Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing. wash'd with the effusive wave
  3. of igneous rock Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.

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adj extravagant or excessive

Españolcomunicativo, expansivo, efusivo, emotivo
Portuguêsefusivo
Françaisexpansif, généreux, émotif
Deutschüberschwänglich
Ελληνικάδιαχυτικός diachytikós
Русскийэкспанси́вный ekspansívnyj, бу́рный búrnyj, необу́зданный neobúzdannyj, несде́ржанный nesdéržannyj, неуме́ренный neumérennyj, я́рко вы́раженный járko výražennyj

adj pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing

Españolrebosante
Françaiseffusif
Русскийпереполня́ющий perepolnjájuščij, лью́щийся че́рез край lʹjúščijsja čérez kraj

adj extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava

Españolextrusivo
Françaiseffusif
Deutschvulkanisch, Extrusiv-, Erguss-, Ausbruchs-, Effusiv-
Românăefuziv
Русскийэффузивный effuzivnyj, вулканический vulkaničeskij, излившийся из вулкана izlivšijsja iz vulkana

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@misc{effusive_2026,
  title = {effusive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/effusive},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}