profuse
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6.5
- adjective
- /prəˈfjuːs/
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profuso
- Alfred was extracted from Jera's lap, from which he emerged extremely red in the face and profuse in his apologies.
- profuse sweating
- profuse discharge
And the implications of everything are almost impossible to track because they're so they're so profuse, right?
- And the implications of everything are almost impossible to track because they're so they're so profuse, right?
Examples
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The festival grand marshal presented T-shirts, seventy-five bucks gas money for the three vehicles, and profuse gratitude.
Fiction book (1996) -
My most profuse apologies to my homeland and loved ones.
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But you can see here on the left the profuse staining coming out of the stone inside of this chamber.
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And these are all practices that were used and employed with profuse regularity throughout history.
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During the preceding 10 days, the discharge had suddenly become watery and profuse.
Academic text (2007) -
On the front steps, Annabelle seemed to come to herself and was profuse in her thanks for Lord Temple's assistance.
Fiction book (1990) -
The woman who'd broadsided him rushed towards him with profuse apologies.
Fiction book (2001) -
But the bride's mother, Daw Yin Mya, offers profuse assurances that my presence is not an imposition at all.
Academic text (2005) -
He offered profuse thanks to everyone who helped him with the project.
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The garden was filled with profuse blooms that attracted many butterflies.
Synonyms
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1.3
An amount larger than usual or needed
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3.0
Present in large amounts or more than needed
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2.5
There is more than enough of something
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6.8
Large in amount or number, like rain and notes
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4.9
Having a lot of something, especially food or things grown in a garden
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9.9
Too full or containing too much of something
Having a lot of something, like food or rain
How Abundant
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word profuse comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forth' and fundere 'to pour', so it originally meant 'poured out' like a stream. So, when we call something profuse today, we mean it is given or produced in very large, abundant amounts.