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Profuse (adj) means Produced or given in very large amounts, sometimes more than is needed, and, of speech, poured out freely.

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Produced or given in very large amounts, sometimes more than is needed, and, of speech, poured out freely.
"She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins."
"profuse hospitality; profuse apologies; profuse expenditure"
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Etymology

Comes from Latin profusus.

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What is the meaning of profuse?
"profuse" (adj) means produced or given in very large amounts, sometimes more than is needed, and, of speech, poured out freely.
What is another word for profuse?
Other words for "profuse" include lush, luxuriant, exuberant, riotous.
What is the opposite of profuse?
Opposites of "profuse" include frugal, spare, sparing, scanty, parsimonious.

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