Effusive vs Loquacious - What's the difference?
effusive | loquacious |
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
Talkative or chatty, especially of persons given to excess conversation.
* 1841 , , ch. 8:
As adjectives the difference between effusive and loquacious
is that effusive is gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression) while loquacious is talkative or chatty, especially of persons given to excess conversation.effusive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- washed with the effusive wave
Derived terms
* effusively * effusivenessloquacious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- On the other hand, Hetty was moody and silent. She was never loquacious , or if she occasionally became communicative, it was under the influence of some temporary excitement that served to arouse her unsophisticated mind; but, for hours at a time, in the course of this all-important day, she seemed to have absolutely lost the use of her tongue.
