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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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Profuseness
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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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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