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Definition of: profuse
(prə·fy
s′) adjective
1. Giving or given forth lavishly; liberal; extravagant; prodigal.
2. Copious; overflowing: profuse vegetation. [<L profusus, pp. of profundere pour forth <pro- forward + fundere pour]
—pro·fuse′ly adverb
—pro·fuse′ness noun
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