单词 | effusive |
释义 | effusive (once / 4243 pages) adj Getting a compliment from your effusive Aunt Sally can be a little embarrassing. Since she's so effusive, Aunt Sally holds nothing back, gushing with enthusiasm. The adjective effusive means "extravagantly demonstrative," and if you know someone who expresses positive emotions in a heartfelt, bubbly way, you understand just what the word means. The word effusive has a surprisingly similar definition in geology; it describes a particular kind of volcanic eruption, one in which lava bubbles up out of the volcano and flows around it. WORD FAMILYeffusive: effusively, effusiveness+/effuse: effused, effuses, effusing, effusion, effusive/effusion: effusions USAGE EXAMPLESThe Downing Street file reveals that while global leaders were loudly singing her praises her own cabinet colleagues were notably less effusive. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) USC offensive coordinator Tee Martin was more effusive in his praise of Pry’s defense. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) On the other hand, her challenger, the eventual winner, Donald J. Trump, was effusive in his praise for the Russian leader. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1adj uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm Syn burbling, burbly, gushing lively full of life and energy 2adj extravagantly demonstrative insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship Syn gushing, gushy demonstrative given to or marked by the open expression of emotion |
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