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prəˈfyuspro·fuse

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exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotousadjective
produced or growing in extreme abundance
"their riotous blooming"

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profuseadjective
In great quantity or abundance.
She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

PROFUSEadjective
Lavish; too liberal; prodigal; overabounding; exuberant.
Etymology: profusus, Lat.
On a green shady bank, profuse of flow’rs,
Pensive I sat. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. viii.

Oh liberty, thou goddess heav’nly bright,
Profuse of bliss, and pregnant with delight. Addison.

One long dead has a due proportion of praise; in which, whilst he lived, his friends were too profuse, and his enemies too sparing. Addison.

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profuse
Profuse refers to something given, offered, or occurring in great amount, abundance or frequency. It typically implies a lavish, generous or copious display or outpouring of something. This term can be used in various contexts like profuse sweating, profuse apologies, profuse growth, etc.

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Profuseadjective
pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse government; profuse hospitality
Profuseadjective
superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure
Profuseverb
to pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

Profuse
prō-fūs′, adj. liberal to excess: lavish: extravagant.—adv. Profūse′ly.—ns. Profūse′ness, Profū′sion, state of being profuse: extravagance: prodigality. [L. profusus, pa.p. of profundĕre—pro, forth, fundĕre, to pour.]

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The numerical value of profuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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^ Wiktionary
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^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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^ ChatGPT
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^ Webster Dictionary
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^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=profuse
^ Usage in printed sources
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profuseGerman
سوء استفادهPersian
ylenpalttinenFinnish
raidhsiúilIrish
विपुलHindi
bőségesHungarian
풍Korean
raneaMāori
обильныйRussian
överflödandeSwedish
丰富的Chinese

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