effusive
ef·fu·sive
adjective
1.
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
- “a novel told in burbly panting tones”
2.
- “insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship”
- “a large gushing female”
- “write unrestrained and gushy poetry”
Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin effūsīvus, 1660s.
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