profusely

profusely

English

Etymology

    From profuse + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /pɹəˈfjusli/
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    Adverb

    profusely (comparative more profusely, superlative most profusely)

    1. In great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner.
      The run left him sweating 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 2019:
        "Oh, I say! By Jove! What!" was his oration, after which he resumed his seat and perspired profusely.
      • 1965, William Faris Blakely, A Key to the Eucalypts: With Descriptions of 522 Species and 150 Varieties, Forestry and Timber Bureau, →ISBN, page 180:
        A shrubby species suitable for beefarming, as it flowers profusely from November-January, and yields both pollen and nectar.

    Collocations

    Some verbs commonly collocating with profusely:

    • sweat profusely
    • apologise profusely
    • bleed profusely
    • thank profusely
    • cry profusely

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