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“profuse”
profuse (adjective), more profuse, most profuse
1. Expressed at length, many times, and in many words: "Betty received profuse apologies when her friend forgot to call her on the phone on her birthday."
2. Giving something freely and lavishly or extravagantly: "Mike and Marjory were profuse in their thanks for the emergency loan from their parents."
3. Occurring or appearing in large amounts: "There was profuse sweating during the hot and muggy summer day."
4. Etymology: from Latin profusus, "spread out, lavish, extravagant"; literally, "poured forth" from profundere, "to pour forth"; from pro-, "forth" + fundere, "to pour".
2. Giving something freely and lavishly or extravagantly: "Mike and Marjory were profuse in their thanks for the emergency loan from their parents."
3. Occurring or appearing in large amounts: "There was profuse sweating during the hot and muggy summer day."
4. Etymology: from Latin profusus, "spread out, lavish, extravagant"; literally, "poured forth" from profundere, "to pour forth"; from pro-, "forth" + fundere, "to pour".
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fus-, fun-, fund-, fut-, found-
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pro-, por-, pur-
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“profuse”
(Greek: many, much; excessive; abnormal amount, profuse, ample, large quantity; multiple, abundant, numerous)