profluent

[ prof-loo-uhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

profluent

/ ˈprɒflʊənt /

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin prōfluent- (stem of prōfluēns ), present participle of prōfluere to flow forth. See pro- ¹, fluent

C15: from Latin prōfluere to flow along

Formerly the bed-coverings were spotlessly white, but the profluent tide of color has included these also.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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