† profluviousadj.

Forms: 1500s–1700s profluvious, 1600s profluuious.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: profluvium n., -ous suffix; Latin prōfluvius , -ous suffix.

Etymology: Either < profluvium n. (although this is first attested later) + -ous suffix, or < classical Latin prōfluvius fluctuating, inconstant ( < prōfluere to flow forth (see profluent adj.) + -ius, suffix forming adjectives) + -ous suffix.

Obsolete.

Of the nature of or afflicted with a copious discharge of bodily fluids; also figurative. Cf. profluvium n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretions > [adjective]

profluvious1574

recremental1578

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [adjective]

profluvious1574

1574 T. Newton tr. G. Gratarolo Direct. Health Magistrates & Studentes 43 Minte..hath a speciall..efficacie against the profluvious issue of the seede, called Gonorrhea.

1616 J. Deacon Tobacco Tortured (title page) The inward taking of Tobacco fumes, is..too profluuious for many of their purses.

a1675 J. Lightfoot Wks. (1684) II. iii. 302 One discovers such a profluvious issue in himself, now one, by and by another, presently after a third... Such a man is compleatly Profluvious.

1702 G. Harvey Vanities Philos. & Physick (ed. 3) xiii. 322 They separated and excerned such a profluvious Torrent, as caus'd a most violent Diabetes.

1746 J. Gill Expos. New Test. I. ix. 86/1 Men and garments were defiled by the touch of a profluvious person.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	profluvious
释义	† profluviousadj. Forms: 1500s–1700s profluvious, 1600s profluuious. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: profluvium n., -ous suffix; Latin prōfluvius , -ous suffix. Etymology: Either < profluvium n. (although this is first attested later) + -ous suffix, or < classical Latin prōfluvius fluctuating, inconstant ( < prōfluere to flow forth (see profluent adj.) + -ius, suffix forming adjectives) + -ous suffix. Obsolete. Of the nature of or afflicted with a copious discharge of bodily fluids; also figurative. Cf. profluvium n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretions > [adjective] profluvious1574 recremental1578 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [adjective] profluvious1574 1574 T. Newton tr. G. Gratarolo Direct. Health Magistrates & Studentes 43 Minte..hath a speciall..efficacie against the profluvious issue of the seede, called Gonorrhea. 1616 J. Deacon Tobacco Tortured (title page) The inward taking of Tobacco fumes, is..too profluuious for many of their purses. a1675 J. Lightfoot Wks. (1684) II. iii. 302 One discovers such a profluvious issue in himself, now one, by and by another, presently after a third... Such a man is compleatly Profluvious. 1702 G. Harvey Vanities Philos. & Physick (ed. 3) xiii. 322 They separated and excerned such a profluvious Torrent, as caus'd a most violent Diabetes. 1746 J. Gill Expos. New Test. I. ix. 86/1 Men and garments were defiled by the touch of a profluvious person. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1574
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