Origin: Latin
suffix -ive
Effusive has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
"a novel told in burbly panting tones"
2
extravagantly demonstrative
"insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"
"a large gushing female"
"write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
3
Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).
Example Sentences
"a novel told in burbly panting tones"
adjective
"insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"
adjective
"a large gushing female"
adjective
"write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
adjective