Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Effusive \Ef*fu"sive\, a.
   Pouring out; pouring forth freely. ``Washed with the effusive
   wave.'' --Pope.

   {Effusive rocks} (Geol.), volcanic rocks, in distinction from
      so-called intrusive, or plutonic, rocks. --
      {Ef*fu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Ef*fu"sive*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

effusive
     adj 1: uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in
            burbly panting tones" [syn: {burbling}, {burbly}, {gushing}]
     2: extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive
        demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large
        gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
        [syn: {emotional}, {gushing(a)}, {gushy}]