Effusive vs Gushfest - What's the difference?
effusive | gushfest |
gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression)
(archaic) pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing
* Alexander Pope
(of igneous rock) extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava
(slang) An effusive outpouring of words.
* 2004 , Alice Alfonsi, Freaked Out
*{{quote-news, year=2009, date=September 11, author=Richard Sandomir, title=Shriver Wins Sideline Blather Award in a Tie Breaker, work=New York Times
, passage=This was ESPN2’s fault; you don’t cut to a celebrity gushfest when the tournament’s darling is close to elimination. }}
As an adjective effusive
is gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression.As a noun gushfest is
an effusive outpouring of words.effusive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- washed with the effusive wave
Derived terms
* effusively * effusivenessgushfest
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Noun
- Lizzie watched Kate and Claire continue their gushfest , from table to table, all the way across the cafeteria.
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