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effusive (adjective) – 1 : marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm effusive praise
– 2 archaic : pouring freely
– 3 : characterized or formed by a nonexplosive outpouring of lava effusive rocks
Source : Merriam – Webster
Etymology : We’ve used “effusive” in English to describe excessive outpourings since the 17th century. In the 1800s, geologists adopted the specific sense related to flowing lava-or to hardened rock formed from flowing lava. “Effusive” can be traced to the Latin verb effundere (“to pour out”), which itself comes from “fundere” (“to pour”) plus a modification of the prefix ex- (“out”). Our verb “effuse” has the same Latin ancestors. A person effuses when he or she speaks effusively. Liquids can effuse as well (as in “water effusing from a pipe”).
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