profusiveadj.

Brit.

/prəˈfjuːsɪv/, U.S.

/prəˈfjusɪv/,

/proʊˈfjusɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin profūs- , profundere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin profūs-, past participial stem of profundere profund v. + -ive suffix.

Characterized by or given to profusion; lavish; abundant.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective]

custyeOE

room-handeda1200

largea1225

free?c1225

plenteousc1350

bounteousc1374

liberalc1384

free-hearteda1398

ungnedea1400

royalc1405

opena1425

plentifula1475

profuse?a1475

ungrighta1475

lavishc1475

almifluent1477

prodigous1477

frank1484

bountiful1508

largifluent?a1525

munificent1565

magnificent1577

largeous1583

munifical1583

magnifical1586

free-handed1592

frolic1593

open-handed1593

magnific?1594

prodigal1595

goodwillya1598

communicativea1602

real1602

prodig1605

unniggard1605

generous1615

open-hearteda1617

large-handeda1628

unniggardly1628

fluent1633

profusive1638

numerous1655

largifical1656

insordid1660

unsparing1667

dispensive1677

expensive1678

wasteful1701

flush1703

unboundeda1704

genteel1741

munific1745

magnifique1751

ungrudginga1774

unstinting1845

brickish1860

flaithulach1876

princely1889

outgiving1896

sharing1922

two-handed1929

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adjective] > characterized or marked by squandering

wasteful1451

prodigal1508

sieve-like1605

profusive1638

akolastic1656

squandering1726

effuse1745

spendthrift1790

1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. III. 86 Your magnificence..in a severer Common-wealth than ours, would be called a Profusive Wast [Fr. profusion].

1662 R. Brathwait Chimneys Scuffle 13 What Supplies accommodate the youth Of these profusive Sparks, whose Fruitlesse growth Has spent it self to atoms?

a1706 J. Evelyn Life Mrs. Godolphin (1847) 222 Chearfull and even profusive Charityes.

1797 Monthly Mag. 3 218 Her gifts in vain profusive Plenty flings.

1830 W. G. Simms Tri-color 28 Generous Mirth, his garner'd store..Lavish'd with profusive mood, 'Midst that happy multitude.

1861 R. Quinn Heather Lintie (1866) 34 Profusive smiling gleams.

1929 Life Mother Catherine Aurelia iii. 16 Her sentiments are conveyed in profusive language.

1999 Wildlife News (Berks., Bucks. & Oxon. Naturalists' Trust) May 13/1 This tree..hosted one of the most magnificent and profusive examples of mistletoe in Oxfordshire.

Derivatives

proˈfusively adv. now chiefly U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adverb]

enoughOE

roomOE

largely?c1225

rifec1225

foison13..

rivedlyc1300

plenteously1340

plentily1340

fulsomelya1375

abundantlya1382

plenteousc1390

aboundinglyc1400

plentifullyc1400

copiously1447

abundanta1450

amply1454

substantiously1507

fatly?1521

largea1522

plentiful1563

heartily?1577

locupletely1599

redundantly1615

mainly1618

showeringly1621

rifely1648

profusively1650

galore1675

prolifically1735

wholesale1762

copious1791

aplenty1830

plenty1842

swimming1887

1650 Earl of Monmouth tr. J. F. Senault Man become Guilty 230 Rivers flow profusively [Fr. avec profusion], their spring heads are not dried up.

1854 Case of Black Warrior (U.S. Dept of State) 361 The speculators..have afterwards boasted of..profusively issuing paper payable in Havana.

1907 Gettysburg (Pa.) Compiler 31 July 1/1 The horse bled profusively.

1998 Orlando (Florida) Sentinel (Nexis) 22 Jan. c8 Romanowski disagreed after apologising profusively and accepting the..fine.

proˈfusiveness n. rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun]

overflowingnessOE

wastinga1300

prodigality1340

misdispendingc1390

misspendingc1390

fool-largessec1405

wantonness1448

fool-largec1450

dilapidationc1460

lavish1483

consuminga1538

profusion1545

sumptuosity1550

wastefulness1551

lashing1556

lavishing1574

profuseness1584

lavishness1590

misspense1591

wastening1604

outlashing1611

duck and drake1614

largesse1614

lavishment1630

squandering1632

prodigence1634

dissipation1639

wastry1645

profusiveness1655

high living1656

nepotation1656

extravagancy1666

extravagance1727

profligacy1792

squander1806

profligateness1817

wastrife1818

spendthriftism1862

wasterfulness1884

high-rolling1890

prodigalism1896

spendthriftiness1950

squanderbugging1966

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. v. 254 His profusiveness..not only spending the great Treasure left Him by His Father; but also vast wealth beside.

1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 Apr. k2 Agee produced articles, poems and reviews..in a profusiveness that at time appeared to be a wild dispersal of talent.

1995 Sunday Times (Nexis) 12 Feb. The brutal contrast in which that music stood to the lush, melting, lyrical profusiveness of The Midsummer Marriage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	profusive
释义	profusiveadj. Brit. /prəˈfjuːsɪv/, U.S. /prəˈfjusɪv/, /proʊˈfjusɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin profūs- , profundere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin profūs-, past participial stem of profundere profund v. + -ive suffix. Characterized by or given to profusion; lavish; abundant. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective] custyeOE room-handeda1200 largea1225 free?c1225 plenteousc1350 bounteousc1374 liberalc1384 free-hearteda1398 ungnedea1400 royalc1405 opena1425 plentifula1475 profuse?a1475 ungrighta1475 lavishc1475 almifluent1477 prodigous1477 frank1484 bountiful1508 largifluent?a1525 munificent1565 magnificent1577 largeous1583 munifical1583 magnifical1586 free-handed1592 frolic1593 open-handed1593 magnific?1594 prodigal1595 goodwillya1598 communicativea1602 real1602 prodig1605 unniggard1605 generous1615 open-hearteda1617 large-handeda1628 unniggardly1628 fluent1633 profusive1638 numerous1655 largifical1656 insordid1660 unsparing1667 dispensive1677 expensive1678 wasteful1701 flush1703 unboundeda1704 genteel1741 munific1745 magnifique1751 ungrudginga1774 unstinting1845 brickish1860 flaithulach1876 princely1889 outgiving1896 sharing1922 two-handed1929 the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adjective] > characterized or marked by squandering wasteful1451 prodigal1508 sieve-like1605 profusive1638 akolastic1656 squandering1726 effuse1745 spendthrift1790 1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. III. 86 Your magnificence..in a severer Common-wealth than ours, would be called a Profusive Wast [Fr. profusion]. 1662 R. Brathwait Chimneys Scuffle 13 What Supplies accommodate the youth Of these profusive Sparks, whose Fruitlesse growth Has spent it self to atoms? a1706 J. Evelyn Life Mrs. Godolphin (1847) 222 Chearfull and even profusive Charityes. 1797 Monthly Mag. 3 218 Her gifts in vain profusive Plenty flings. 1830 W. G. Simms Tri-color 28 Generous Mirth, his garner'd store..Lavish'd with profusive mood, 'Midst that happy multitude. 1861 R. Quinn Heather Lintie (1866) 34 Profusive smiling gleams. 1929 Life Mother Catherine Aurelia iii. 16 Her sentiments are conveyed in profusive language. 1999 Wildlife News (Berks., Bucks. & Oxon. Naturalists' Trust) May 13/1 This tree..hosted one of the most magnificent and profusive examples of mistletoe in Oxfordshire. Derivatives proˈfusively adv. now chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adverb] enoughOE roomOE largely?c1225 rifec1225 foison13.. rivedlyc1300 plenteously1340 plentily1340 fulsomelya1375 abundantlya1382 plenteousc1390 aboundinglyc1400 plentifullyc1400 copiously1447 abundanta1450 amply1454 substantiously1507 fatly?1521 largea1522 plentiful1563 heartily?1577 locupletely1599 redundantly1615 mainly1618 showeringly1621 rifely1648 profusively1650 galore1675 prolifically1735 wholesale1762 copious1791 aplenty1830 plenty1842 swimming1887 1650 Earl of Monmouth tr. J. F. Senault Man become Guilty 230 Rivers flow profusively [Fr. avec profusion], their spring heads are not dried up. 1854 Case of Black Warrior (U.S. Dept of State) 361 The speculators..have afterwards boasted of..profusively issuing paper payable in Havana. 1907 Gettysburg (Pa.) Compiler 31 July 1/1 The horse bled profusively. 1998 Orlando (Florida) Sentinel (Nexis) 22 Jan. c8 Romanowski disagreed after apologising profusively and accepting the..fine. proˈfusiveness n. rare ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] overflowingnessOE wastinga1300 prodigality1340 misdispendingc1390 misspendingc1390 fool-largessec1405 wantonness1448 fool-largec1450 dilapidationc1460 lavish1483 consuminga1538 profusion1545 sumptuosity1550 wastefulness1551 lashing1556 lavishing1574 profuseness1584 lavishness1590 misspense1591 wastening1604 outlashing1611 duck and drake1614 largesse1614 lavishment1630 squandering1632 prodigence1634 dissipation1639 wastry1645 profusiveness1655 high living1656 nepotation1656 extravagancy1666 extravagance1727 profligacy1792 squander1806 profligateness1817 wastrife1818 spendthriftism1862 wasterfulness1884 high-rolling1890 prodigalism1896 spendthriftiness1950 squanderbugging1966 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. v. 254 His profusiveness..not only spending the great Treasure left Him by His Father; but also vast wealth beside. 1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 Apr. k2 Agee produced articles, poems and reviews..in a profusiveness that at time appeared to be a wild dispersal of talent. 1995 Sunday Times (Nexis) 12 Feb. The brutal contrast in which that music stood to the lush, melting, lyrical profusiveness of The Midsummer Marriage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1638
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