profuse

Speech parts

1. profuse - Adjective

2. profuse - Verb

3. profuse - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse government; profuse hospitality.

Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure.

To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

exuberant prodigal lavish extravagant lush bountiful riotous luxuriant large full great multiple numerous liberal ranker
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Antonyms

small few limited basic poor insufficient
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Phrases with the word

be profuse

Examples

their riotous blooming Source: Internet

Both theistic and atheistic ideas, for epistemological and metaphysical reasons, are profuse in different schools of Hinduism. Source: Internet

Arthur and his brother were released with profuse apologies forthwith. Source: Internet

Paramedic Jonathan Cross said Abby had ‘a big airway problem and profuse haemorrhaging’. Source: Internet

From the cross-bar of the spear was suspended a cloth, a royal piece, covered with a profuse embroidery of most brilliant precious stones; and which, being also richly interlaced with gold, presented an indescribable degree of beauty to the beholder. Source: Internet

This is met with predictable disbelief from Clarence Crump, Bertie Upside, and Terence Roper, who proceed to eat at least one hundred warming candies each, resulting in profuse perspiration. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

profurcal profurcasternal profurcasternum profused profusely profuseness