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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Effusive \Ef*fu"sive\, a. Pouring out pouring forth freely. ``Washed with the effusive wave.'' --Pope. {Effusive rocks} (Geol.), volcanic rocks, in distinction from so-called intrusive, or plutonic, rocks. -- {Ef*fu"sive*ly}, adv -- {Ef*fu"sive*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: effusive adj 1: uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones" [syn: {burbling}, {burbly}, {gushing}] 2: extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry" [syn: {emotional}, {gushing(a)}, {gushy}]
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