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What does effusive mean?

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Adjective
  1. gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression)
  2. (archaic) pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing
  3. (of igneous rock) extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava
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Personal comportment often appears crass, loud, and effusive to people from other cultures, but Americans value emotional and bodily restraint.
Despite the grumblings of everyone's stomachs, several minutes were then spent in effusive praise for the number of dishes.
I've been working on the electronic press kit lately, and I'm in an effusive mood.
On the surface he is a genial giant, effusive in his thanks when handed a drink.
It's interesting to see because he immediately puts on this effusive, charming but slightly distant manner, in case he doesn't know them.
Every pro in attendance who analyzed the contest heaped effusive praise on the judges afterward.

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