effusive
adjective
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Effusive History Is Overflowing
We've used effusive in English to describe excessive outpourings since the 17th century. In the 1800s, geologists adopted the specific sense related to flowing lava—or to hardened rock formed from flowing lava. Effusive can be traced, via the Medieval Latin adjective effūsīvus ("generating profusely, lavish"), to the Latin verb effundere ("to pour out"), which itself comes from fundere ("to pour") plus a modification of the prefix ex- ("out"). Our verb effuse has the same Latin ancestors. A person effuses when speaking effusively. Liquids can effuse as well, as in "water effusing from a pipe."
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Examples of effusive in a Sentence
Greg McKenna, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
Reuss left the palace with an effusive letter of recommendation.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
That said, the critical response, from the glossies to the gay zines, the art magazines to the NPR affiliates, was formidable and mostly positive, if not effusive.
—Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Growing into his voice As effusive as Kmet’s praise for Williams is, Moore’s sentiments have been a touch harder to interpret.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Effusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effusive. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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