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pro·fuse
(prə-fyo͞os′, prō-)adj.
1. Plentiful; copious.
2. Giving or given freely and abundantly; extravagant: were profuse in their compliments.
[Middle English, lavish, from Latin profūsus, past participle of profundere, to pour forth : pro-, forth; see pro-1 + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·fuse′ly adv.
pro·fuse′ness n.
Synonyms: profuse, exuberant, lavish, lush1, luxuriant, prodigal
These adjectives mean marked by unrestrained abundance: profuse apologies; an exuberant growth of moss; lavish praise; lush vegetation; luxuriant hair; prodigal bounty.
These adjectives mean marked by unrestrained abundance: profuse apologies; an exuberant growth of moss; lavish praise; lush vegetation; luxuriant hair; prodigal bounty.
Antonym: spare
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Translations
بِوَفْرَه، بِغَزارَه
hojně
overstrømmende
óhóflega
profusely
[prəˈfjuːslɪ] ADV [grow] → con profusión, en abundanciahe apologized profusely → se deshizo en disculpas
she thanked me profusely → me dio las gracias efusivamente
to sweat/bleed profusely → sudar/sangrar profusamente or copiosamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
profusely
adv grow → üppig; bleed → stark; thank, praise → überschwänglich; sweat → heftig, stark; he apologized profusely → er entschuldigte sich vielmals, er bat vielmals um Entschuldigung; profusely illustrated → reich illustriert
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
profusely
[prəˈfjuːslɪ] adv (sweat, bleed) → abbondantemente; (praise) → con grande effusione; (grow) → rigogliosamentehe apologized profusely → si è profuso in scuse
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
profuse
(prəˈfjuːs) adjective (too) plentiful; excessive. profuse thanks.
proˈfusely adverbproˈfusion (-ʒən) noun
(sometimes with a) (too) great abundance. a profusion of flowers.
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