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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Equally impressive is Marjorie Holder as the effusive, slightly daffy Cecily.
Every pro in attendance who analyzed the contest heaped effusive praise on the judges afterward.
His colleagues were equally effusive with their sympathies and unanimous in the thinking that his condition might be stress-related.
I've been working on the electronic press kit lately, and I'm in an effusive mood.
Personal comportment often appears crass, loud, and effusive to people from other cultures, but Americans value emotional and bodily restraint.
The cubs who knew me were effusive in their greetings, their claws catching at my clothing as they closed around me, a gabble of voices.

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