Profuse
/pɹəˈfjuːs/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander. obsolete
"Mercury, thy help hath been profused"
Adjective
- 1 abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.
"She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins."
Adjective
- 1 produced or growing in extreme abundance wordnet
Example
More examples"He was profuse in his praise of his teacher."
Etymology
From Latin profusus.