profuse

Pouring out excessively

Profuse means abundant to the point of excess.

Profuse bleeding flows heavily.

Profuse apologies come in overwhelming quantity, perhaps suspiciously so.

Profuse sweating soaks through clothing.

The word often suggests more than what's needed or expected: profuse thanks, profuse vegetation.

Someone profuse in their praise offers it lavishly, perhaps too lavishly.

abundant

plentiful

Existing in abundance

teeming · prolific · rich · luxuriant · fecund · fruitful · abounding · rife · flush · replete

lavish

generous

Willing to give freely

munificent · bounteous · free · fulsome · gushing · demonstrative · expansive · unsparing · wholehearted · unreserved

flowing

streaming

Real-time digital delivery

torrential · outpouring · flooding · spillover · surge · deluge · discharge · emanating · issuing · exuding

excessive

immoderate

Beyond reasonable bounds

unrestrained · unbridled · intemperate · superfluous · exorbitant · overdone · extreme · undue · disproportionate · unchecked

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abundance/quantity

profusescant

Barely adequate amount

scanty · sparse · meager · scarce · meagre

generosity of expression/giving

profusesparing

Using resources minimally

stingy · begrudging · niggardly · frugal · parsimonious

Family

profusion, profusely, profuseness, profusions

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