| 单词 | profusely |
| 释义 | profusely (once / 2643 pages) adv Profusely is another way of saying "excessively." If you sweat profusely whenever your crush walks into a room, you might reconsider your ban on deodorant before asking him out. Profuse is an adjective meaning, basically, "a lot." Add the -ly and there's the adverb profusely, used to describe something that's giving off a lot — of blood, sweat, and tears for example. You might bleed profusely after you cut your thumb and cry profusely when your sweetie doesn't even offer you a Band-Aid. Other words with similar meanings include abundantly, extravagantly, lavishly, and richly. The French author Francois de la Rochefoucauld said, “Nothing is given so profusely as advice.” WORD FAMILYprofuse: profusely, profuseness, profusest USAGE EXAMPLESHusfled started bleeding profusely from the nose and the man escaped. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) Smatsorabudh, her thin arms trembling and with tears running down her face, apologized profusely Wednesday for her crime. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) But the best way to grow an audience is to share links or memes as profusely as possible across multiple platforms. Salon(Dec 17, 2016) adv in an abundant manner he thanked her profusely Syn abundantly, copiously, extravagantly |
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