exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous
(adjective) produced or growing in extreme abundance; “their riotous blooming”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
profuse (comparative more profuse, superlative most profuse)
In great quantity or abundance; liberal or generous to the point of excess.
profuse (third-person singular simple present profuses, present participle profusing, simple past and past participle profused)
(obsolete) To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*fuse", a. Etym: [L. profusus, p. p. of profundere to pour forth or out; pro forward, forth + fundere to pour: cf. F. profus. See Fuse to melt.]
1. Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse government; profuse hospitality. A green, shady bank, profuse of flowers. Milton.
2. Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure. "Profuse ornament." Kames.
Syn.
– Lavish; exuberant; bountiful; prodigal; extravagant.
– Profuse, Lavish, Prodigal. Profuse denotes pouring out (as money, etc.) with great fullness or freeness; as, profuse in his expenditures, thanks, promises, etc. Lavish is stronger, implying unnecessary or wasteful excess; as, lavish of his bounties, favors, praises, etc. Prodigal is stronger still, denoting unmeasured or reckless profusion; as, prodigal of one's strength, life, or blood, to secure some object. Dryden.
Pro*fuse", v. t.
Definition: To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander. [Obs.] Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
