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PROFUSE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produced or growing in extreme abundance
Example:
their riotous blooming
Synonyms:
exuberant; lush; luxuriant; profuse; riotous
Classified under:
Similar:
abundant (present in great quantity)
Derivation:
profuseness (the property of being extremely abundant)
Context examples:
The Old English Sheepdog is a large, squarely proportioned, agile dog with a profuse, shaggy coat.
(Old English Sheepdog, NCI Thesaurus)
Pertaining to or characterized by, or promoting diaphoresis; an agent that produces diaphoresis. (Diaphoresis is the act of perspiration, especially profuse perspiration).
(Diaphoretic, Food and Drug Administration)
He wiped his forehead, which had broken out in profuse perspiration at the thought of the pain which he might have to inflict upon the poor soul already so tortured.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Profuse sweating.
(Diaphoresis, NCI Thesaurus)
The Chow Chow has a dense, furry, and profuse coat.
(Chow Chow, NCI Thesaurus)
