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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Profuse (0.00885 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to Profuse.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: profuse
limpah, sebesar-besarnya
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: profuse
profuse
adj : produced or growing in extreme abundance;
“their riotous
blooming” [syn:
exuberant,
lush,
luxuriant,
riotous]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Profuse
Profuse
\Pro*fuse"\, a. [L. profusus, p. p. of profundere to
pour forth or out; pro forward, forth + fundere to pour: cf.
F. profus. See
Fuse to melt.]
1. Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful;
exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse
government; profuse hospitality.
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A green, shady bank, profuse of flowers. --Milton.
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2. Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse
expenditure.
“Profuse ornament.” --Kames.
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Syn: Lavish; exuberant; bountiful; prodigal; extravagant.
Usage:
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.
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Profuse
\Pro*fuse"\, v. t.
To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to
squander. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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