Dictionary

profusely en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /pɹəˈfjusli/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English profuse Middle English -ly English -ly English profusely From profuse + -ly.

Meanings

1. In great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner.
   • The run left him sweating profusely.
   • A shrubby species suitable for beefarming, as it flowers profusely from November-January, and yields both pollen and nectar. 1965, William Faris Blakely, A Key to the Eucalypts: With Descriptions of 522 Species and 150 Varieties, Forestry and Timber Bureau, →ISBN, page 180:
   • "Oh, I say! By Jove! What!" was his oration, after which he resumed his seat and perspired profusely. 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

Forms

Translations (16)

de extrem (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · de übermäßig (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · pl bogato (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · de außerordentlich (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · sv rikligt (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · hu dől (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · ru обильно (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · fi vuolaasti (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · cy yn helaeth (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · hu bőségesen (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · hu ömlik (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · hu bőven (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · fi runsaasti (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · sv ymnigt (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · pt profusamente (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner) · de über alle Maßen (in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner)