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Profusive vs Effusive - What's the difference?

profusive | effusive |

As adjectives the difference between profusive and effusive

is that profusive is profuse; lavish; prodigal while effusive is gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression.

profusive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) profuse; lavish; prodigal
    • (Webster 1913)

    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