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effusive

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

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