01 a. Poured out freely; profuse.
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Poured out freely; profuse.[Obs.]“So should our joy be very effuse.” — Barrow.
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2.
Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.[Obs.]
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3.
Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence.(Bot.)
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4.
Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells.(Zoöl.)