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Definition

abundant (a lot of something)

It grows profusely in this area.

profusely = abundantly

She expressed profuse gratitude.
She perspired profusely in the humidity.
My Lady signifies, without profuse expenditure of words, that she is as wearily well as she can hope to be.
Dickens, Charles -- Bleak House
Jason hugged both of us again, thanked us profusely, and parted.
Jim Stovall -- The Ultimate Gift

profusely = abundantly (a lot)

Beloved, sweating profusely, was sprawled on the bed...
Toni Morrison -- Beloved

profusely = a lot (in extreme abundance)

An event was taking place at the Kubinka, a decently attended affair, which accounted for the profusion of automobiles,
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum

profusion = abundance (a lot of something)

(editor's note: The suffix "-sion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in admission from admit, discussion from discuss, and invasion from invade.)

In several instances he found green spots in the vessel walls, but never in the profusion he found for cerebral vessels.
Michael Crichton -- The Andromeda Strain

profusion = abundance (large amount)

Garrett woke and sat up in bed, sweating profusely.
Nicholas Sparks -- Message in a Bottle

profusely = abundantly

Monday morning Coodemay and Sterrett stopped by and begged her pardon profusely and gave her five dollars apiece.
Zora Neale Hurston -- Their Eyes Were Watching God

profusely = abundantly

Ork is now weeping profusely, so moved that his throat constricts.
John Gardner -- Grendel

profusely = abundantly (a lot)

A sheepish Connor apologized profusely while Lucia screamed at him in Italian.
Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan

profusely = abundantly (a lot)

You'd find life under the glass, streaming past in infinite profusion.
Ray Bradbury -- Fahrenheit 451

profusion = abundance (a lot of something)

He was quite portly, with a profusion of gray hair, and small blue eyes which age had robbed of much of their brightness but none of their penetration.
Kate Chopin -- The Awakening

profusion = abundance (a lot of something)

Within an instant, she was bleeding so profusely that I realized there was no time to even call an ambulance.
Randy Pausch -- The Last Lecture

profusely = abundantly (much)

Then, the lips are moistened profusely.
Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl

profusely = with extreme abundance

No matter what she picked, LuLing profusely thanked Precious Auntie.
Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter's Daughter

profusely = abundantly

Bourne played upon them swiftly, and once again dragged his victim through the crowd, apologizing profusely
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Supremacy

profusely = abundantly

Bill was sitting at the small kitchen table, holding a bedsheet to his arm, which was bleeding profusely.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

profusely = abundantly

I declined, of course, thanking her profusely, which I'm sure she understood, and getting out of it as best I could.
Stephen King -- Rose Red

profusely = abundantly

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