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ef·fu·sive

(ĭ-fyo͞o′sĭv)
adj.
1. Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy: an effusive manner.
2. Profuse; overflowing: effusive praise.

ef·fu′sive·ly adv.
ef·fu′sive·ness n.
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Adv. 1. effusively - in an effusive manner; "the critics praised her effusively"
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Translations
بِتَدَفُّق عاطِفي، بِشُعورٍ فَيّاض
overstrømmende
terjengõsen
meî tilfinningasemi
prepiatosť
çoşkulu bir şekilde

effusively

[ɪˈfjuːsɪvlɪ] ADVefusivamente, con efusión
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effusively

[ɪˈfjuːsɪvli] adv [greet, welcome] → avec effusion ; [praise] → avec enthousiasme e-fit E-fit [ˈiːfɪt]
modif
e-fit picture → portrait-robot m, portrait-robot m électronique
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effusively

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effusively

[ɪˈfjuːsɪvlɪ] advcalorosamente
he apologised effusively → si è profuso in scuse interminabili
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effusive

(iˈfjuːsiv) adjective
showing too much feeling; emotional. an effusive letter. rojaal, kwistig مَتَدَفَّقُ العاطِفَه، فَيّاض الشُّعور прочувствен efusivo vášnivý überschwenglich overstrømmende εκδηλωτικός, διαχυτικός efusivo tundeküllane بسیار احساساتی kainostelematon expansif מִשתַּפֵּך अधिक भावुक pretjeran ömlengő emosional tilfinningasamur effusivo, espansivo ほとばしるような 지나치게 감정적인 ekspansyvus, jausmingas ekspansīvs, neapvaldīts keterlaluan overdreven overstrømmende wylewny دیره احسساساتی efusivo plin de efuziune экспансивный vášnivý, prehnaný prekipevajoč nadahnut översvallande ซึ่งพรั่งพรูออกมา çoşkulu 濫情的 експансивний, нестримний بے تحاشا جذبات کا مظاہرہ dạt dào 感情奔放的
efˈfusively adverb
tot oorlopens toe بِتَدَفُّق عاطِفي، بِشُعورٍ فَيّاض прочувствено efusivamente přemrštěně überschwenglich overstrømmende διαχυτικά efusivamente ülevoolavalt بطور افراط آمیز ylitsevuotavasti avec effusion בְּצוּרָה רַגשָנִית भावुकता से pretjerano terjengősen penuh perasaan með tilfinningasemi con effusione おおげさに 지나치게 감정적으로 ekspansyviai, jausmingai ekspansīvi, neapvaldīti berlebih-lebihan overdreven overstrømmende wylewnie د افراط آمیز په توګه efusivamente cu efuziune экспансивно prehnanosť prekipevajoče nadahnuto översvallande อย่างพรั่งพรู çoşkulu bir şekilde 濫情地 експансивно, нестримно زیادتی سے một cách nồng nàn 感情奔放地
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References in classic literature ?
"Thank you, thank you," cried the warriors, effusively. "We will take good care of them, and in the event of war return them to the arsenal."
Meanwhile, I had not the courage to go near my club, and the Temple was a place where I was accosted in every court, effusively congratulated on the marvellous preservation of my stale spoilt life, and invited right and left to spin my yarn over a quiet pipe!
Goodworthy was an old friend and he greeted them effusively; they dined in his private room with his wife, and to Philip it seemed that he had never eaten anything so delicious as the beefsteak aux pommes, nor drunk such nectar as the vin ordinaire, which were set before them.
Ford leaped into the air with a "You don't say so!" and the next moment, with both hands, was shaking Martin's hand effusively.
George Willard, who had been sitting for an hour idly playing with a lead pencil, greeted him effusively. "I've been trying to write a love story," he explained, laughing ner- vously.
He was fraternising effusively with the captain of the Lushkar team, who was wondering how many of Dirkovitch's Cossacks his own dark wiry down- countrymen could account for in a fair charge.
Paul thanked him effusively. On the following Thursday he visited divers art editors.
William agreed effusively; Denham corroborated him, speaking in rather high-pitched tones; they thrust aside the plans, and drew nearer to the fireplace.
The young man thanked her effusively, and rejoined a group carrying on an animated discussion in low tones.
He tried to get right by inquiring effusively after Mr.
Lee will no doubt hope that confidence from such an impressive performance (effusively praised by Charlton manager Alan Curbishley) will still be evident tonight.
Where is the "seismic shift" in attitudes that Tony Blair and Bertie Ahearn welcomed so effusively? What has really changed?