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Effusive vs Gushfest - What's the difference?

effusive | gushfest |

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)
  • 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

    gushfest

    English

    Noun

  • (slang) An effusive outpouring of words.
  • * 2004 , Alice Alfonsi, Freaked Out
  • Lizzie watched Kate and Claire continue their gushfest , from table to table, all the way across the cafeteria.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=September 11, author=Richard Sandomir, title=Shriver Wins Sideline Blather Award in a Tie Breaker, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=This was ESPN2’s fault; you don’t cut to a celebrity gushfest when the tournament’s darling is close to elimination. }}