profusely

English

Etymology

profuse +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• 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.

   • 1926, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Land of Mist‎^[1]:

     "Oh, I say! By Jove! What!" was his oration, after which he resumed his seat and perspired profusely.

Usage notes

Some verbs commonly collocating with profusely: sweat, apologise, bleed, thank, cry

Translations

in great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner

• Finnish: runsaasti (fi), vuolaasti (fi)
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• Hungarian: bőségesen (hu), bőven (hu), (gush profusely, e.g. of sweat) ömlik (hu), dől (hu), szakad (hu) (the origin of the liquid is expressed with -ról/-ről or -ból/-ből)
• Russian: обильно (ru) (obilʹno)