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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
effusive \effu"sive\, a.
1. pouring out; pouring forth freely. archaic "washed with
the effusive wave." --pope.
1913 webster
2. geol. formed by an outpouring of molten lava, or
pertaining to rocks so formed.
pjc
3. overly demonstrative; expressing emotion in an
unrestrained manner; exhibiting unrestrained enthusiasm;
-- of people and human actions; as, effusive thanks; an
effusive letter of recommendation. contrasted with
reserved. wordnet sense 1+2
syn: gushing, gushy, burbling, burbly. pjc
effusive rocks geol., volcanic rocks formed by a
nonexplosive outpouring of lava in molten or plastic form;
in distinction from so-called intrusive, or plutonic,
rocks. -- effu"sively, adv. -- effu"siveness, n.
1913 webster
see also:
reserved effusive rocks intrusive plutonic effu"sively effu"siveness
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
effusively
adv : in an effusive manner; "the critics praised her effusively"
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