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effusive (adj.)
"flowing profusely" (especially of words), 1660s, from Latin
effus-
, stem of
effundere
"to pour forth, spread abroad" (see
effusion
) +
-ive
. Hence, "with extravagant display of feelings" (1863). Related:
Effusively
.
