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effusive

adjective

extravagantly demonstrative

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
E
Ends with
E
Contains
FF
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪˈfjuːsɪv

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. extravagantly demonstrative

    “insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship”

adjective

  1. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm

    “a novel told in burbly panting tones”

In context

Example Sentences

insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship
a large gushing female
write unrestrained and gushy poetry
a novel told in burbly panting tones

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