profuse en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /pɹəˈfjuːs/
Etymology
From Latin profusus.
Meanings
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abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.
On a green shadie Bank profuse of Flours
1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:profuse hospitality; profuse apologies; profuse expenditure
She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more profuse | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most profuse | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
profusely · unprofuse · profuseness
Translations (36)
fi ylenpalttinen (In great quantity or abundance) · ca profús (In great quantity or abundance) · tr bolca (In great quantity or abundance) · la profūsus (In great quantity or abundance) · tr çok (In great quantity or abundance) · sv överflödande (In great quantity or abundance) · pt profuso (In great quantity or abundance) · mk о́билен (In great quantity or abundance) · ro îmbelșugat (In great quantity or abundance) · mi ranea (In great quantity or abundance) · de überreich (In great quantity or abundance) · de freigiebig (In great quantity or abundance) · fo ógvisligur (In great quantity or abundance) · sk bohatý (In great quantity or abundance) · sk rozsiahly (In great quantity or abundance) · sk veľkorysý (In great quantity or abundance) · hu bőséges (In great quantity or abundance) · de freigebig (In great quantity or abundance) · de übermäßig (In great quantity or abundance) · tr bol (In great quantity or abundance) · gl profuso (In great quantity or abundance) · sk štedrý (In great quantity or abundance) · ota كور (In great quantity or abundance) · bg изобилен (In great quantity or abundance) · txb īte (In great quantity or abundance) · de üppig (In great quantity or abundance) · bg богат (In great quantity or abundance) · fa فراوان (In great quantity or abundance) · ru оби́льный (In great quantity or abundance) · de enorm (In great quantity or abundance) · mk бо́гат (In great quantity or abundance) · ro abundent (In great quantity or abundance) · ga raidhsiúil (In great quantity or abundance) · mk изо́билен (In great quantity or abundance) · de reichlich (In great quantity or abundance) · es profuso (In great quantity or abundance)