effusive, gushing, gushy
(adjective) extravagantly demonstrative; “insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship”; “a large gushing female”; “write unrestrained and gushy poetry”
burbling, burbly, effusive, gushing
(adjective) uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; “a novel told in burbly panting tones”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
effusive (comparative more effusive, superlative most effusive)
Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).
(archaic) Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing.
(geology, of igneous rock) Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*fu"sive, a.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
