| word | effusive |
|---|---|
| definition | (1) Given to excessive display of feeling. (2) Freely expressed. |
| eg_sentence | At the victory party she lavished effusive praise on all her supporters for almost half an hour. |
| explanation | Since to effuse is to “pour out,” an effusive person makes a habit of pouring out emotions. Greeting someone effusively may include great hugs and wet kisses. Academy Award winners tend to become embarrassingly effusive once they've got the microphone. But at least effusiveness is generally an expression of positive rather than negative emotions |
| IPA | ˈɛfjusɪv |
Tags: mwvb::unit:24, mwvb::unit:24:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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