effuse
effuse · more effuse · most effuse
Poured out freely; profusePoured out freely; profuse.
/ɪˈfjuːs/
Meaning
4 sensesPoured out freely; profuse.
Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.
Spreading loosely, especially on one side.
an effuse inflorescence
Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading, as in certain shells.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French effuser, from Latin effusus, past participle of effundere (“toBorrowed from Middle French effuser, from Latin effusus, past participle of effundere (“to pour out”).
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Forms
more effuse, most effuse| Comparative | more effuse Lesson |
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| Superlative | most effuse Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form