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effusive definition

effusive


 
  Grep  of  noun  effusive 
  effusiveness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  effusive 
 
  The  adj  effusive  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  burbling,  burbly,  effusive,  gushing  --  (uttered  with  unrestrained  enthusiasm;  "a  novel  told  in  burbly  panting  tones") 
  2.  effusive,  emotional,  gushing,  gushy  --  (extravagantly  demonstrative;  "insincere  and  effusive  demonstrations  of  sentimental  friendship";  "a  large  gushing  female";  "write  unrestrained  and  gushy  poetry") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  effusive 
 
  2  senses  of  effusive 
 
  Sense  1 
  burbling,  burbly,  effusive,  gushing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  lively)  ->  dull 
 
  Sense  2 
  effusive,  emotional,  gushing(postnominal),  gushy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  demonstrative)  ->  undemonstrative 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  effusive 
 
  2  senses  of  effusive 
 
  Sense  1 
  burbling,  burbly,  effusive,  gushing 
  =>  lively  (vs.  dull) 
 
  Sense  2 
  effusive,  emotional,  gushing(postnominal),  gushy 
  =>  demonstrative  (vs.  undemonstrative) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  effusive 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  effusive 
 
  effusive  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  effusive 
  effusive 
 
  Overview  of  adj  effusive 
 
  The  adj  effusive  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  burbling,  burbly,  effusive,  gushing  --  (uttered  with  unrestrained  enthusiasm;  "a  novel  told  in  burbly  panting  tones") 
  2.  effusive,  emotional,  gushing,  gushy  --  (extravagantly  demonstrative;  "insincere  and  effusive  demonstrations  of  sentimental  friendship";  "a  large  gushing  female";  "write  unrestrained  and  gushy  poetry") 



effusive definition