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

Nino apologizes profusely to the dazed Gianni — who was fleeing bullies — and leaves him, in lieu of contact information, with a crumpled sketch of fireworks.

From New York Times

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

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

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

By Tuesday morning, the high bid for a copy of Ulysses S. Grant’s memoirs, which the auction house said Sherman had “profusely annotated,” was $19,000.

From New York Times

Related Words

• lavishly