profusely
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4.8
- adverb
- /prəˈfjuːsli/
- In the end, it was mostly Darius and Seqiro, both sweating profusely as they labored.
- thanked profusely
- bleed profusely
- sweat profusely
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Watch on YouTubeBy the time we land, I'm profusely sweating.
- By the time we land, I'm profusely sweating.
- I've seen people cry on this show profusely.
- We had a call middle of the night of a female bleeding profusely.
- And I get a call from this young lady six months later, and she's crying profusely.
- He's like beet red, profusely sweating huge.
- This set here I am profusely sweating.
- She described dancing with you and you profusely sweating and that she went on to have.
- He was bleeding so profusely that it was actually ooling under the bed.
- I see the bag, his car arteries just thumping, sweating profusely.
- But so I'm like sweating profusely, like I've got a, a hoodie on that I've worn and ran in.
Examples
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And I would apologize profusely.
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I apologise profusely for not being on YouTube for a while.
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I sweat profusely, as you can see coming off my head.
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"Their shift was nearly over now, and she apologized profusely for not having pulled her weight."
Fiction book (2000) -
And remember, you will no doubt be sweating profusely.
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I mean, we had a meeting set up one day, and he apologized profusely.
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By the time we land, I'm profusely sweating.
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He thanked them profusely for their work on the sensitive and terrible issue.
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Especially during the summer, he sweated profusely on his morning bicycle commute and had to shower and change.
Fiction book (1999) -
After running the marathon, I was sweating profusely and needed water urgently.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To a very great degree
∞
1.0
To a very great degree
481
1.0
To a large degree or too much
340
1.4
To show strong feeling or degree
312
1.0
By a very large amount
112
3.1
To a very large degree
107
3.5
To a very large degree
69
3.5
To a very large degree
54
4.6
To a very great degree
51
3.9
To a very great degree
31
3.5
In large amounts that are more than enough
30
3.0
To a degree that is more than needed or acceptable
16
3.5
To a large degree
7
7.5
To a much greater degree than is normal
1
7.4
In a very warm and emotional way that shows strong feeling
Antonyms
How Abundant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Profusely comes from Latin parts pro- and fundere, which mean 'forth' and 'to pour'. Think of water pouring out strongly, like the English verb 'pour' — that's why profusely means 'in large quantities'.