profuse
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adjective
1.
spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in ): profuse praise.
2.
made or done freely and abundantly: profuse apologies.
3.
abundant; in great amount.
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profuse (prəˈfjuːs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | plentiful, copious, or abundant: profuse compliments |
| 2. | ( |
| [C15: from Latin profundere to pour lavishly] | |
| pro'fusely | |
| —adv | |
| pro'fuseness | |
| —n | |
| pro'fusion | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
profuse
early 15c., from L. profusus "spread out, lavish, extravagant," lit. "poured forth," prop. pp. of profundere "pour forth," from pro- "forth" + fundere "to pour" (see found (2)).
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Example sentences
It looks over a green belt of profuse tropical vegetation intersected by a solitary railway line.
He never indulges in needless extravagance of rhetoric, lavish epithets, profuse imagery.
Mullet are so profuse they will literally jump into a fisherman's boat.
Other less specific signs include nausea, profuse sweating and fainting.
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