profuse

adj.

1. Plentiful; copious.
2. Giving or given freely and abundantly; extravagant: were profuse in their compliments.

[Middle English, lavish, from Latin profūsus, past participle of profundere, to pour forth : pro-, forth; see pro-¹ + fundere, to pour.]

profusely pro·fuse'ly adv.
profuseness pro·fuse'ness n.

SYNONYMS   profuse, exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, prodigal, riotous. These adjectives mean marked by unrestrained abundance: profuse apologies; an exuberant growth of moss; lavish praise; lush vegetation; luxuriant hair; a prodigal party giver; an artist's riotous use of color.
ANTONYM  spare

adjective

1. Growing profusely: dense, heavy, lush¹, luxuriant, rank², thick. See big/small/amount.
2. Given to or marked by unrestrained abundance: extravagant, exuberant, lavish, lush¹, luxuriant, opulent, prodigal, riotous, superabundant. See big/small/amount, excess/insufficiency/enough.
3. Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending: extravagant, lavish, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, wasteful. See careful/careless, excess/insufficiency/enough, save/waste.

adj

Definition: abundant, excessive
Antonyms: lacking, meager, sparse, wanting

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: produced or growing in extreme abundance
  Synonyms: exuberant, lush, luxuriant, riotous

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gavmild, ødsel, voldsom

Nederlands (Dutch)
overvloedig, kwistig, royaal

Français (French)
adj. - abondant, profus

Deutsch (German)
adj. - reich, überschwenglich, groß, verschwenderisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απλόχερος, αφειδής, πλουσιοπάροχος

Italiano (Italian)
abbondante, profuso, copioso, generoso, prodigo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - profuso, esbanjador, abundante

Русский (Russian)
обильный, щедрый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - profuso, abundante, pródigo, generoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - översvallande, ymnig, slösande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
很多的, 浪费的, 丰富的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 很多的, 浪費的, 豐富的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아낌없는, 마음이 후한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大量の, 豊富な, おびただしい, 惜しまない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مسرف, وافر, غزير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שופע, רב, פזרני, נדיב‬

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