Meanings
comparative more profusely · superlative most profusely
- In great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner.
The run left him sweating profusely.
2 more examples
"Oh, I say! By Jove! What!" was his oration, after which he resumed his seat and perspired profusely.
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019A shrubby species suitable for beefarming, as it flowers profusely from November-January, and yields both pollen and nectar.
1965, William Faris Blakely, A Key to the Eucalypts: With Descriptions of 522 Species and 150 Varieties, Forestry and Timber Bureau, →ISBN, page 180
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an abundant manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Finnish runsaasti, vuolaasti
- runsaastiin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
- vuolaastiin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
German übermäßig, über alle Maßen
- übermäßigin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
- über alle Maßenin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
- außerordentlichin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
- extremin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
Hungarian bőségesen, bőven
- bőségesenin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
- bővenin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
- ömlikin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
- dőlin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
Polish bogato
- bogatoin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
Portuguese profusamente
- profusamentein great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
Russian обильно
- обильно (obilʹno)in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
Swedish rikligt, ymnigt
- rikligtin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
- ymnigtin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
Welsh yn helaeth
- yn helaethin great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner
Cite this entry
profusely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profusely
“profusely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profusely. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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