Sentences with profuse
pro·fuse
P p - ...a remedy that produces profuse sweating.
- Then the policeman recognised me, breaking into profuse apologies.
- SYNONYMY NOTE: profuse implies a pouring or giving forth freely, often to the point of excess [profuse thanks]; lavish implies an unstinted, generous, sometimes unreasonably liberal, giving [lavish attentions]; extravagant always suggests unreasonably excessive, wasteful spending or giving [extravagant living]; prodigal implies such reckless extravagance as to suggest eventual impoverishment [the prodigal heirs to a fortune]; luxuriant suggests production in great and rich abundance [luxuriant foliage]; lush1 implies such great luxuriance as to seem excessive [a lush jungle]
- profuse compliments
- profuse in thanks
- profuse in her apologies
- profuse praise.
- profuse apologies.