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EFFUSIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extravagantly demonstrative

Example:

write unrestrained and gushy poetry

Synonyms:

effusive; gushing; gushy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

demonstrative (given to or marked by the open expression of emotion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm

Example:

a novel told in burbly panting tones

Synonyms:

burbling; burbly; effusive; gushing

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

lively (full of life and energy)

Derivation:

effusiveness (a friendly open trait of a talkative person)

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