PROFUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does profuse mean? 

• PROFUSE (adjective)
  The adjective PROFUSE has 1 sense:

1. produced or growing in extreme abundance

  Familiarity information: PROFUSE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROFUSE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Produced or growing in extreme abundance

Synonyms:

exuberant; lush; luxuriant; profuse; riotous

Context example:

their riotous blooming

Similar:

abundant (present in great quantity)

Derivation:

profuseness (the property of being extremely abundant)

 Context examples 

Mrs. Bennet was profuse in her acknowledgments.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Deviations from the normal process; e.g. delayed, difficult, profuse, scanty, unusual bleeding, etc.

(Irregular Menstruation, NCI Thesaurus)

Severe symptoms include profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps.

(Cholera, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

The profuse coat varies from wavy to curly and comes in any color, including cream, gold, white, silver, blue, and black.

(Havanese, NCI Thesaurus)

Its dense furry coat is profuse and comes in two varieties, smooth coat and rough coat.

(Chow Chow, NCI Thesaurus)

Profuse in his farewells, he got down again as the coachman got up.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The profuse coat is always white, or white with biscuit or cream markings.

(American Eskimo Dog, NCI Thesaurus)

The American Cocker Spaniel has very long hanging ears, a rounded head, and a profuse, feathered, medium-length coat.

(American Cocker Spaniel, NCI Thesaurus)

The Pekingese has a long, straight-flowing coat that has profuse feathering and comes in all colors.

(Pekingese, NCI Thesaurus)

Stamens are many, arranged in bundles of threes, and the flowers are profuse, arranged in branched cymes which bloom from June until September.

(Hypericum perforatum, NCI Thesaurus)