profusely

English

Etymology

profuse + -ly

Pronunciation

  • (US) 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.

Collocations

Some verbs commonly collocating with profusely:

  • sweat profusely
  • apologise profusely
  • bleed profusely
  • thank profusely
  • cry profusely

Translations

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