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profuse
English
Etymology
From Latin profusus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???fju?s/
- Rhymes: -u?s
Adjective
profuse (comparative more profuse, superlative most profuse)
- In great quantity or abundance; liberal or generous to the point of excess.
Translations
Verb
profuse (third-person singular simple present profuses, present participle profusing, simple past and past participle profused)
- (obsolete) To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.fyz/
- Homophone: profuses
Adjective
profuse
- feminine singular of profus
Italian
Verb
profuse
- third-person singular past historic of profondere
profuse
- feminine plural of profuso
Latin
Adjective
prof?se
- vocative masculine singular of prof?sus
References
- profuse in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- profuse in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- profuse in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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lavish
English
Alternative forms
- lavis, laves, lavas (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English *lavish, laves, *lavaus, lavage (“extravagant, wasteful”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French lavasse (“torrent of rain”), or derived from Middle English laven (“to pour out”). See lave.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?læv??/
- Rhymes: -æv??
Adjective
lavish (comparative lavisher or more lavish, superlative lavishest or most lavish)
- Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
- Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.
- Superabundant; excessive
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Act 2 Scene 2
- Let her haue needfull, but not lauish meanes
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Act 2 Scene 2
Synonyms
- (expending profusely): profuse, prodigal, wasteful, extravagant, exuberant, immoderate, opulent
- See also Thesaurus:prodigal
Related terms
- lavy
Translations
Verb
lavish (third-person singular simple present lavishes, present participle lavishing, simple past and past participle lavished)
- (transitive) To give out extremely generously; to squander.
- (transitive) To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.
Translations
Related terms
- lavisher
- lavishly
- lavishness
Anagrams
- Vishal
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