PROFLUENT

Etymology

Adjective

profluent (comparative more profluent, superlative most profluent)

Flowing smoothly as if in a stream.

Source: Wiktionary


Prof"lu*ent, a. Etym: [L. profluens, p. pr. of profluere; pro forward + fluere to flow.]

Definition: Flowing forward, [R.] "In the profluent stream." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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