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effusive

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ef·fu·sive  (-fysv)
adj.
1. Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy: an effusive manner.
2. Profuse; overflowing: effusive praise.

ef·fusive·ly adv.
ef·fusive·ness n.

effusive [ɪˈfjuːsɪv]
adj
1. extravagantly demonstrative of emotion; gushing
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of rock) formed by the solidification of magma
effusively  adv
effusiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.effusive - uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones"
lively - full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"
2.effusive - extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
demonstrative - given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family"

effusive
adjective demonstrative, enthusiastic, lavish, extravagant, overflowing, gushing, exuberant, expansive, ebullient, free-flowing, unrestrained, talkative, fulsome, profuse, unreserved He was effusive in his praise of the general.
Translations
effusive [ɪˈfjuːsɪv] ADJ [person, welcome, letter] → efusivo
we were embarrassed by his effusive apologiesla efusividad con la que se disculpó nos hizo sentirnos violentos

effusive [ɪˈfjuːsɪv] adj
[person] → expansif/ive
[welcome] → chaleureux/euse; [praise] → enthousiaste

effusive
adjüberschwänglich; (= gushing)exaltiert; to be effusive in one’s praise of or for somebodyjdn überschwänglich loben

effusive [ɪˈfjuːsɪv] adj (person) → espansivo/a; (welcome, letter) → caloroso/a; (thanks, apologies) → interminabile

effusive
adj effusive [iˈfjuːsiv]
showing too much feeling; emotional an effusive letter. rojaal, kwistig مَتَدَفَّقُ العاطِفَه، فَيّاض الشُّعور прочувствен vášnivý overstrømmende überschwenglich εκδηλωτικός, διαχυτικός efusivo tundeküllane بسیار احساساتی kainostelematon expansif מִשתַּפֵּך अधिक भावुक pretjeran ömlengő emosional tilfinningasamur effusivo, espansivo ほとばしるような 지나치게 감정적인 ekspansyvus, jausmingas ekspansīvs, neapvaldīts keterlaluan overdreven overstrømmende wylewny efusivo plin de efuziune экспансивный vášnivý, prehnaný prekipevajoč nadahnut översvallande ซึ่งพรั่งพรูออกมา çoşkulu 感情奔放的 експансивний, нестримний بے تحاشا جذبات کا مظاہرہ dạt dào
adv efˈfusively
tot oorlopens toe بِتَدَفُّق عاطِفي، بِشُعورٍ فَيّاض прочувствено přemrštěně overstrømmende überschwenglich διαχυτικά efusivamente ülevoolavalt بطور افراط آمیز ylitsevuotavasti avec effusion בְּצוּרָה רַגשָנִית भावुकता से pretjerano terjengősen penuh perasaan með tilfinningasemi con effusione おおげさに 지나치게 감정적으로 ekspansyviai, jausmingai ekspansīvi, neapvaldīti berlebih-lebihan overdreven overstrømmende wylewnie efusivamente cu efuziune экспансивно prehnanosť prekipevajoče nadahnuto översvallande อย่างพรั่งพรู çoşkulu bir şekilde 感情奔放地 експансивно, нестримно زیادتی سے một cách nồng nàn


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He sprung his secret about Huck's share in the adventure in the finest dramatic manner he was master of, but the surprise it occasioned was largely counterfeit and not as clamorous and effusive as it might have been under happier circumstances.
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