profusely

[ pruh-fyoos-lee, proh‐ ]

adverb

1. to a great or excessive extent; abundantly or extravagantly:

   Every inch of wall surface both inside and outside of the temple is profusely decorated with exquisite images of flora and fauna.

Other Words From

• un·pro·fuse·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of profusely¹

profuse ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The girl was currently on the road from her home village north of Ruffa to the town of New Halfa, and was bleeding profusely, she said.

From BBC

To help tell this story, Bornstein suggests using graceful desert willow trees, which bloom profusely in the summer and are small enough to live in containers, and two perennial natives, Gran Canon Baja bush snapdragon and De La Mina verbena, that bloom almost year-round and do very well in pots.

From Los Angeles Times

Certainly the Pope has now become adept at profusely apologising for clerical abuse and has often met survivors both at the Vatican and on foreign visits.

From BBC

I thanked him profusely and kept running.

From Los Angeles Times

Inside endless rows of the temperature-controlled greenhouses the size of tennis courts, workers like Anne harvest a huge variety of flowers that grow profusely in the rich Kenyan soil.

From BBC

Related Words

• lavishly