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profusely
[pruh-fyoos-lee, proh‐]
adverb
to a great or excessive extent; abundantly or extravagantly.
Every inch of wall surface both inside and outside of the temple is profusely decorated with exquisite images of flora and fauna.
Other Word Forms
- unprofusely adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of profusely1
Example Sentences
The hip-hop mogul continued beating Ms Ventura until she hit her head on a bedframe and was bleeding profusely, the court heard.
He began screaming and bleeding profusely until he became unconscious, the newspaper reported.
He said that Gould, a "shy, introverted person" and a man of previous good character, "apologises profusely" for the harm caused.
The injured man was seen in the lift bleeding profusely from his arm and neighbours who saw him outside the block of flats contacted emergency services.
The cat thanked me profusely, and I saw a moment of nostalgia in him that was quite moving.
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