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effusive
adjective
(ef-fu-sive)
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
Synonyms:
burbling
,
burbly
,
gushing
,
effusive
adjective
(ef-fu-sive)
extravagantly demonstrative
Synonyms:
gushing
,
gushy
,
Examples:
Insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship.
Words Related to
effusive
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gushy
,
demonstrative
,
lively
,
emotional
,
burbling
,
gushing
,
burbly
,
orotund
,
fulsome
,
ebullient
,
laudatory
,
enthusiastic
,
exuberant
,
voluble
,
loquacious
,
talkative
,
gracious
,
jovial
,
rapturous
,
forthright
,
adulatory
,
amiable
,
praiseful
,
eloquent
,
chatty
,
appreciative
,
affectionate
,
excitable
,
garrulous
,
gregarious
,
sarcastic
,
boisterous
,
affable
,
outspoken
,
magnanimous
,
bombastic
,
vitriolic
,
vehement
,
boastful
,
ecstatic
,
generous
,
polite
,
cheerful
,
personable
,
unabashed
,
circumspect
,
dismissive
,
unenthusiastic
,
cordial
,
curt
,
bashful
,
reticent
,
brusque
,
apologetic
,
sanguine
,
strident
,
noncommittal
,
brash
,
ungracious
,
verbose
,
extroverted
,
pugnacious
,
combative
,
candid
,
deferential
,
terse
,
upbeat
,
unquotable
,
unforthcoming
,
conciliatory
,
acerbic
,
genial
,
noncommital
,
chummy
,
unexcitable
,
unflappable
,
lukewarm
,
sheepish
,
taciturn
,
diffident
,
placatory
,
phlegmatic
,
flamboyant
,
jocular
,
undemonstrative
,
quotable
,
rhapsodic
,
unapologetic
,
flattering
,
disdainful
,
reverential
,
delphic
,
equivocal
,
agreeable
,
stoic
,
standoffish
,
ambivalent
,
congenial
,
fond
,
obsequious
,
effusive
Examples by Brain Bank Users
By: Jamie
From:
Words From Novels or Stories - Dec 2018
The critics lavished the author with effusive praise.
I love how Mary greets you, she is so effusive!