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Definition of profuse adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

profuse

adjective
 
/prəˈfjuːs/
 
/prəˈfjuːs/
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  1. produced in large amounts
    • profuse apologies/thanks
    • profuse bleeding
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryProfuse is used with these nouns:
    • apology
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘extravagant’): from Latin profusus ‘lavish, spread out’, past participle of profundere, from pro- ‘forth’ + fundere ‘pour’.
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