profluent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹɒfləwənt/
- /ˈpɹɒfluənt/
Etymology
From Latin profluens, from profluere (“to flow forth”), from pro- + fluere (“to flow”).
Meanings
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Flowing smoothly as if in a stream.
My profluent waters perish not from life, Absorbed into the ever-living sea Whose life is in their full replenishment.
1881, James Thomson (B. V.), A Voice from the Nile:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more profluent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most profluent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |