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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Profuse \Pro*fuse"\, v. t.
To pour out to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to
squander. [Obs.] --Chapman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Profuse \Pro*fuse"\, a. [L. profusus p. p. of profundere to
pour forth or out pro forward, forth + fundere to pour: cf
F. profus. See {Fuse} to melt.]
1. Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful;
exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as a profuse
government; profuse hospitality.
A green, shady bank, profuse of flowers. --Milton.
2. Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as profuse
expenditure. ``Profuse ornament.'' --Kames.
Syn: Lavish; exuberant; bountiful; prodigal; extravagant.
Usage: {Profuse}, {Lavish}, {Prodigal}. Profuse denotes
pouring out (as money, etc.) with great fullness or
freeness; as profuse in his expenditures, thanks,
promises, etc Lavish is stronger, implying
unnecessary or wasteful excess; as lavish of his
bounties, favors, praises, etc Prodigal is stronger
still denoting unmeasured or reckless profusion; as
prodigal of one's strength, life, or blood, to secure
some object. --Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
profuse
adj : produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous
blooming" [syn: {exuberant}, {lush}, {luxuriant}, {riotous}]
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