Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

effusive

 adjective
     
ef‧fu‧sive
showing your good feelings in a very excited way:
Our host gave us an effusive welcome.
effusive in
Dotty was effusive in her thanks.
—effusively adverb
—effusiveness noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary