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effusive

pronunciation:: ih fyu sihv
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part of speech:	adjective
definition 1:	expressing emotions at undue length or intensity. I'm tired of his effusive and tiresome apologies.My father is quite reserved, but my mother tends to be effusive. synonyms: gushing antonyms: reserved, restrained similar words: ardent, copious, enthusiastic, extravagant, fervent, profuse, unreserved, unrestrained
definition 2:	flowing out or over. synonyms: gushing, overflowing similar words: streaming
related words:	chatty, fluent, lyrical, talkative, verbose, wordy
derivations:	effusively (adv.), effusiveness (n.)

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