English Dictionary: effusive | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Effusive \Ef*fu"sive\, a. Pouring out; pouring forth freely. [bd]Washed with the effusive wave.[b8] --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. |