profuse

American  

[pruh-fyoos, proh‐] / prəˈfyus, proʊ‐ /

adjective

1. spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed byin ).

   profuse praise.

   Antonyms:

   thrifty

2. made or done freely and abundantly.

   profuse apologies.

3. abundant; in great amount.

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profuse British  

/ prəˈfjuːs /

adjective

1. plentiful, copious, or abundant

   profuse compliments

2. (often foll by in) free or generous in the giving (of)

   profuse in thanks

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Related Words

See lavish. See ample.

Other Word Forms

• profusely adverb
• profuseness noun
• unprofuse adjective
• unprofuseness noun

Etymology

Origin of profuse

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin profūsus, past participle of profundere “to pour out or forth”; pro- ¹, fuse ²