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Effusive vs Zestful - What's the difference?

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Effusive is a related term of zestful.


As adjectives the difference between effusive and zestful

is that effusive is gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression) while zestful is having a spirited love of life; ebullient.

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

    zestful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having a spirited love of life; ebullient

    • Derived terms

    * zestfully * zestfulness