profuse

[pruh-fyoos] /prəˈfyus/

adjective

spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in):

profuse praise.

made or done freely and abundantly:

profuse apologies.

abundant; in great amount.

Origin

1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin profūsus, past participle of profundere to pour out or forth. See pro-¹, fuse²

Related forms

profusely, adverb

profuseness, noun

unprofuse, adjective

unprofusely, adverb

unprofuseness, noun

Synonyms

1. See lavish. 3. See ample.

Antonyms

1. thrifty.

Examples from the web for profuse

Mullet are so profuse they will literally jump into a fisherman's boat.
Although it's not a profuse display, half the meteors leave glowing trails.
Despite profuse apologies from my fellow-countryman, our hostess refused to speak to him for several days.
He never indulges in needless extravagance of rhetoric, lavish epithets, profuse imagery.
profuse in his farewells, he got down again as the coachman got up.
Rather, they would be munificent givers of foreign aid, vigorous investors abroad and profuse lenders.
It looks over a green belt of profuse tropical vegetation intersected by a solitary railway line.
Because events in our everyday experience are profuse and connected, everyday time appears continuous.
Other less specific signs include nausea, profuse sweating and fainting.

British Dictionary definitions for profuse

profuse

/prəˈfjuːs/

adjective

plentiful, copious, or abundant: profuse compliments

(often foll by in) free or generous in the giving (of): profuse in thanks

Derived Forms

profusely, adverb
profuseness, profusion, noun

Word Origin

C15: from Latin profundere to pour lavishly

Word Origin and History for profuse

adj.

early 15c., "lavish, extravagant," from Latin profusus "spread out, lavish, extravagant," literally "poured forth," noun use of past participle of profundere "pour forth," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + fundere "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Meaning "bountiful" is from c.1600. Related: Profusely; profuseness.