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PROFU'SE, a. [L.profusus, profundo, to pour out; pro and fundo.]

1. Lavish; liberal to excess; prodigal; as a profuse government; a profuse administration. Henry the eighth, a profuse king, dissipated the treasures which the parsimony of his father had amassed. A man's friends are generally too profuse of praise, and his enemies too sparing.

2. Extravagant; lavish; as profuse expenditures.

3. Overabounding; exuberant.

On a green shady bank, profuse of flowers--

O liberty! thou goddess heavenly bright,

Profuse of bliss--

Profuse ornament in painting, architecture or gardening, as well as in dress or in language, shows a mean or corrupted taste.

PROFU'SE, v.t. s as z. To pour out. [Little used.]

1. To squander. [Little used.]


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PROFU'SE, a. [L.profusus, profundo, to pour out; pro and fundo.]

1. Lavish; liberal to excess; prodigal; as a profuse government; a profuse administration. Henry the eighth, a profuse king, dissipated the treasures which the parsimony of his father had amassed. A man's friends are generally too profuse of praise, and his enemies too sparing.

2. Extravagant; lavish; as profuse expenditures.

3. Overabounding; exuberant.

On a green shady bank, profuse of flowers--

O liberty! thou goddess heavenly bright,

Profuse of bliss--

Profuse ornament in painting, architecture or gardening, as well as in dress or in language, shows a mean or corrupted taste.

PROFU'SE, v.t. s as z. To pour out. [Little used.]

1. To squander. [Little used.]

PRO-FUSE', a. [L. profusus, profundo, to pour out; pro and fundo.]

  1. Lavish; liberal to excess; prodigal; as, a profuse government; a profuse administration. Henry the Eighth, a profuse king, dissipated the treasures which the parsimony his father had amassed. A man's friends are generally too profuse of praise, and his enemies too sparing.
  2. Extravagant; lavish; as, profuse expenditures.
  3. Overabounding; exuberant. On a green shady hank, profuse of flowers. – Milton. O liberty! thou goddess heavenly bright, / Profuse of bliss. – Addison. Profuse ornament in painting, architecture or gardening, as well as in dress or in language, shows a mean or corrupted taste. – Kames.

PRO-FUSE', v.t. [s as z.]

  1. To pour out. [Little used.] – Armstrong.
  2. To squander. [Little used.] – Steele.

Pro*fuse"
  1. Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse government; profuse hospitality.

    A green, shady bank, profuse of flowers. Milton.

  2. To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.

    [Obs.] Chapman.
  3. Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure.

    "Profuse ornament." Kames.

    Syn. -- Lavish; exuberant; bountiful; prodigal; extravagant. -- 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

PROFU'SE, adjective [Latin profusus, profundo, to pour out; pro and fundo.]

1. Lavish; liberal to excess; prodigal; as a profuse government; a profuse administration. Henry the eighth, a profuse king, dissipated the treasures which the parsimony of his father had amassed. A man's friends are generally too profuse of praise, and his enemies too sparing.

2. Extravagant; lavish; as profuse expenditures.

3. Overabounding; exuberant.

On a green shady bank, profuse of flowers--

O liberty! thou goddess heavenly bright,

Profuse of bliss--

Profuse ornament in painting, architecture or gardening, as well as in dress or in language, shows a mean or corrupted taste.

PROFU'SE, verb transitive s as z. To pour out. [Little used.]

1. To squander. [Little used.]

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