effusive

English

/ɪˈfjuːsɪv/

adj
Definitions
  • Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).
  • (archaic) Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing.
  • (geology) Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin effundēre, fundō (pour, establish, found, I pour out, I establish, I melt, I pour, smelt) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs- (out, out of, from).

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Proto-Indo-European

*h₁eǵʰs-

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out, out of, from

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