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Effusive vs Garrulous - What's the difference?

effusive | garrulous |

As adjectives the difference between effusive and garrulous

is that effusive is gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression) while garrulous is excessively or tiresomely talkative.

effusive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression)
  • (archaic) pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing
  • * Alexander Pope
    • washed with the effusive wave
  • (of igneous rock) extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava

    • Derived terms

    * effusively * effusiveness

    garrulous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Excessively or tiresomely talkative.
  • *
  • * 1984 , "A Modern Whitman," by James Atlas. The Atlantic , Dec 1984.
    • Crammed with gossip, anecdotes, and confessions . . ., his garrulous , untidy narratives read like a good novel.
  • (of something written or performed) Excessively wordy and rambling.

    • Synonyms

    * (excessively or tiresomely talkative) (l), (l), (l), (l) * (excessively wordy and rambling) (l), (l), (l) * See also * See also

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Related terms

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