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Profuse
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander. [Obs.] Chapman.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.
Synonyms: Lavish; exuberant; bountiful; prodigal; extravagant. 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.