diffuse
adjective/dɪˈfjuːs/
/dɪˈfjuːs/
- spread over a wide area
- diffuse light
- a diffuse community
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- not clear or easy to understand; using a lot of words
- a diffuse style of writing
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin diffus- ‘poured out’, from the verb diffundere, from dis- ‘away’ + fundere ‘pour’; the adjective via French diffus or Latin diffusus ‘extensive’, from diffundere.
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