Main Entry:

ef·fu·sive

Pronunciation:

\i-ˈfyü-siv, e-, -ziv\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1662

1: marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm <effusive praise>2archaic : pouring freely3: characterized or formed by a nonexplosive outpouring of lava <effusive rocks>

— ef·fu·sive·ly adverb

— ef·fu·sive·ness noun