profusely

With great abundance

Profusely means in great quantity or abundance, often to excess.

Someone who sweats profusely is drenched.

To thank someone profusely is to express gratitude effusively, perhaps more than the occasion requires.

A wound that bleeds profusely is losing dangerous amounts of blood.

She apologized profusely for the mistake.

quantity

abundantly

In great quantity

bountifully · generously · liberally · amply · freely · unstintingly · exuberantly · prolifically · richly · extravagantly

apologizing

repeatedly

Many times over

sincerely · fervently · desperately · humbly · embarrassedly · awkwardly · nervously · gratefully · thanking · gushing

blooming

flowering

Producing reproductive structures

overflowing · luxuriantly · lushly · riotously · vibrantly · wildly · abundantly · colorfully · fragrantly · garden

bleeding

hemorrhaging

Excessive blood loss

pouring · oozing · seeping · dripping · spurting · uncontrollably · heavily · severely · openly · wound

sweating

perspiring

Excreting bodily moisture

beading · glistening · pouring · streaming · running · oozing · secreting · exuding · clammy · feverishly

Opposites
abundance/quantity

profuselysparingly

In limited amounts

scantily · meagerly · barely · scarcely · minimally

intensity of expression or action

profuselysparingly

In limited amounts

reservedly · moderately · tepidly · halfheartedly · grudgingly

restraint/control

profuselysparingly

In limited amounts

moderately · reservedly · measuredly · cautiously · frugally

Family

profuse, profuseness

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