profound 
4. Deep-seated ; thorough ; complete. 
Which of your hips has the mot profound sciatic*? 
Shot., M. for M., 1. 2. 59. 
5. Deep in skill or contrivance. [Rare.] 
The revellers ire profound to make slaughter. 
II.,.-. T. 2. 
6. Having hidden quali ties; obscure; abstruse. 
Upon the corner of the moon 
There hangs a vaporous drop profound. 
.-/,(-., Macbeth, III. 6. 24. 
II. n. 1. A deep, immeasurable space; an 
abyss. 
sinking from thought to thought, a vast profound ! 
Pope, Dunciad, i. 118. 
From the curved horizon's )x>und 
To the point of heaven's profound. 
Shelley, Written among the Euganean Hills. 
And we shout so adeep down creation's profound, 
We are deaf to Ood's voice. 
Mr*. Browning, Rhapsody on Life's Progress. 
2. The deep; the sea; the ocean: with the defi- 
nite article. 
Now I die absent, in the vastpro/ound; 
And me without myself the sens have drowned. 
Dryden, tr. of Ovid's Metamorph., .\i. 423. 
Between where Samos wide his forests spreads 
And rocky Imbrus lifts Its pointed heads, 
Down plung'd the maid (the parted waves resound) ; 
She plung'd, and Instant shut the dark profound. 
Pope, Iliad, xxlv. 108. 
profoundt (pro-found'), v. [< OF. profonder, 
sound the depths of, plunge into, penetrate, < 
profond, deep, profound: see profound, a.~\ I. 
trans. 1. To cause to sink deeply; cause to 
penetrate far down. 2. To penetrate. 
There is no danger to profound these mysteries. 
Sir T. Browne, Religio Medici, I. 13. 
H. intrant. To dive; penetrate. 
We cannot profound into the hidden things of nature. 
OlancUle. 
profoundly (pro-found'li), adv. In a profound 
manner; deeply ; with deep penetration ; with 
deep knowledge or insight; thoroughly; ex- 
tremely; very. 
Why sigh you so profoundly > Shak., T. and C., iv. 2. 83. 
Domenichino was profoundly skilled in all the parts of 
painting. Dryden. 
There are other forms of culture besides physical science; 
and I should be profoundly sorry to see the fact forgotten. 
Huxley, Lay .Sermons, p. 02. 
profoundness (pi'O-found'ues), M. Depth; pro- 
fundity. 
Let any gentle apprehension that can distinguish learned 
pains from unlearned drudgery imagin what pleasure or 
pro/oundnesse can l>e In this. 
Milton, Church-Government, it., Int. 
Perhaps hn required t<> take a deep, deep plunge Into 
Uie ocean of human life, and to sink down and be covered 
by its profoundness. Hawthorne, Seven Gables, xi. 
profulgent (pro-ful'jent), a. [< L. pro, forth, 
+ fnlf/cii(t-)n, p)>r. of fulgere, flash, shine: see 
fulgent.] Shining forth ; effulgent. 
Profulgent in preclousnes. O Slnope the quene. 
The Nine Ladies Worthy, 1. 1. 
profundt (pro-fund')i ' * [< l^. profundere, pour 
forth, pour but, < pro, forth, 4- funderc, pour: 
see found 3 . Cf. profuse.] To lavish. 
For the exchewlng of great expences. whlche shuld he 
prnfunded and consumed In the said Interview. 
Stale Papers, 1. 251. (Halliwell.) 
profnnda (pro-fun 'da), .; pi. profundte (-de). 
[NL. (sc. arteriit), tern, of L. protundus, deep: 
see profound.] A deep-seated or profound 
artery, as of the arm, neck, or leg : more fully 
called nrteria profunda frot\a^A. artery, (a) />i- 
ferior of the arm, a small branch of the brachlal, arising 
about the middle of the arm, more fully called profunda 
brachii inferior, (6) Superior o.f the arm, the largest branch 
of the brachial, arising near Its beginning, and winding 
round the huinems In the musculosplral groove, more 
fully called profunda brachii superior, (c) Of the clitoris 
or "/ tttr penis, the artery of tne corpus cavernosum, a 
branch of the pudlc. (d) Of the thigh, the principal branch 
of the femoral, arising below Poupart's ligament, and de- 
scending deeply on the adductor magnus. It gives off the 
circumflex and perforating arteries. Also called profunda 
femorit, deep femoral artery. Profunda cervlcia, the 
deep artery of the neck, a branch of the superior inter- 
costal which anastomoses with the principal branch uf the 
occipital artery. 
profundipalmar (pro-fun-di-pal'mSr), a. [< L. 
/iriifiiHil/i*. deep, + palma, the palm of the 
hand: see )>ahnar.] Deep or profound, an the 
palmar flexor tendons; pertaining to the deep- 
seated flexor tendons of the palm. C-oues. 
profundiplantar (pro-fun-di-plan'tSr), a. [< 
L. prnfniiiliis. dee]>, -I- planta, the sole of the 
fnot: sco pltinttir.] Deep or profound, as the 
plantar tendons: pertaining to the deep-seated 
flexor tendon- of the planta or sole. 
The tendons of proftmdiplantar mya. 
Caua, The Auk, Jan., 1888, p. 106. 
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profunditudet (pro-fun'di-tud), H. [< L. pro- 
t'tiiHlux, deep, -I- -it'll/It' as in altitude, etc.] Pro- 
fundity. 
The body three dimensions doth include. 
And they are these, length, brcdth, profundilude. 
Timei' Whittle (E. E. T. .\ p. 149. 
Til reported of that profunditude in tin- niidillc that It 
is liotomelesse. Evelyn, I>lary, Feb. 7, 1645. 
profundity (pro-fun'di-ti), n. [= OF. profon- 
dite, profundite = Sp. prp/uiididad = Pg.pro- 
fuiididaae = It. profonditn, < LL. profnndita(t-)i, 
depth, intensity, < L. profundug, deep, vast : see 
profound.] 1. The character or condition of 
being profound; depth, as of place, of know- 
ledge, of science, of feeling, etc. 
8eek not for profundity In shallowness, or fertility in a 
wilderness. Sir T. Browne, Christ. Mor., ill. 11. 
She had been trying to fathom the profundity and ap- 
positeness of this concluding apothegm. 
Hawthorne, Seven Gables, x. 
2. That which is profound ; depth; abyss. 
lie took the golden compasses, prepared ; . . . 
One foot he centred, and the other turn'd 
Round through the vast profundity obscure. 
Milton, P. L., TIL 229. 
profuset (pro-fuz'), v. t. [< L. profusus, pp. of 
profundere, pour forth, pour out: see jtrofund.] 
To pour out; dispense liberally; lavish; squan- 
der. 
Thy lielpe hath beene profuted 
Euer with most grace in consorts of trauailers distresst. 
Chapman. 
If I had laid out that which I profuitd in luxury and 
wantonness in acts of generosity or charity. 
Steele, Spectator, No. 260. 
profuse (pro-fus'), a. [= Sp. Pg. It. profuso, < 
L. profusus, liberal, lavish, pp. of profundere, 
pour forth: see profu.se, v.] 1. Liberal to ex- 
cess; extravagant; lavish; prodigal: as, pro- 
fuse hospitality ; profuse expenditure. 
Profuse to many unworthy applicants, the ministers 
were niggardly to him [Temple] alone. 
Macaulay, Sir William Temple. 
He indulged In a profuse magnificence In his apparel, 
equipage, and general style of living. 
PrescoU, Ferd. and Isa., U. 2. 
2. Abundant; exuberant; bountiful; copious: 
as, profuse ornament ; ]>rofuse compliment. 
Returning loaden with the shining Stores 
Which lie profuse on either India's Shores. 
Prior, Carmen Seculare (1700), St. 36. 
That ye may garnish your profuse regales 
With summer fruits brought forth by wintry suns. 
Coirper, Task, 111. 551. 
Flattering superlatives and expressions of devotion are 
less profuse here than abroad. 
//. Spencer, Prin. of Sociol., i 398. 
= Syn. 1. Lavish, etc. See extravagant. 
profusely (pro-fus'li), adv. In a profuse man- 
ner; exuberantly; lavishly; prodigally; with 
rich abundance. 
Then spring the living herbs profusely wild. 
Trunnion, Spring, L 221. 
profuseness (pro-fus'nes), n. [< profuse + 
-ness.] The state, quality, or habit of being 
profuse ; profusion ; prodigality. 
Re the sums never so vast we pay away, their being due, 
in splght of their being great, makes the disbursement too 
much an act of justice to be one of profutnut*. 
Boyle, Works, I. 255. 
profnser (pro-fu'zer), n. One who pours out or 
lavishes, [Rare.] 
Fortune 's a blind prnfuter of her own ; 
Too much she gives to some, enough to none. 
Uerriek, Fortune. 
profusion (pro-fu'zhon), n. [< F. profusion = 
Sp. profusion = Pg.profustto = It. profu#ione, 
< L. 2>rofusio(n-), a pouring out, shedding, effu- 
sion, prodigality, profusion, < profusus, pp. of 
profundere, pour forth: see profane.] 1. Pro- 
fuse or extravagant expenditure ; prodigality ; 
lavishment; waste. 
He was desirous to avoid not only profusion, but the 
least effusion of Christian blood. Sir J. Hayvard. 
I'poii these Profiuvin*, a Consultation Is had for new 
Supplies, and no Way thought so fit as by Parliament 
Baker, Chronicles, p. 81. 
Mary Magdalen having been reproved by Judas for spend- 
ing ointment upon Jesus's feet, It being so unaccustomed 
and large a profusion. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1885), I. 290. 
They now found that, In enterprises like theirs, parsi- 
mony is the worst profusion. 
lHacanlay, Ilallam's Const. Hist. 
2. Abundance; lavish supply; superfluity. 
To have furnished out so many glorious palaces with 
such a profusion of pictures, statues, and the like orna- 
ment*. Addison, Remark! on Italy (ed. Bohn), I. 4-21. 
Curls became hcr.and she possessed tin in in ]>i<-turcsque 
profusion. Charlotte Bronlr, .Shirley, vi. 
- Syn. 2. Abundance, Exuberant*, etc. (scepkn/.w), lavish 
ncs, superabundance. 
progenttorial 
profusivet (pro-fu'siv), a. [< profuse + -ire.] 
Profuse ; lavish ; prodigal. Evelyn. 
prog (prog), t.; pret. and pp.progged, ppr. prog- 
yiny. [Formerly also proag, progue; a var. of 
proke: see proke, and cf. jirotcl.] I. trans. To 
poke; prod. [Scotch.] 
II. intrans. 1. To go prowling about, as for 
pickings or plunder; prowl; filch; forage; es- 
pecially, to go a-begging. 
That man In the gown, In my opinion, 
Looks like a yroyuing knave. 
Fletcher, Spanish Curate, ill. 3. 
Pandulf, an Italian and pope's legate, a perfect artist In 
protjyinrj for money. Fuller. 
Excommunication servs for nothing with them but to 
prog and pandar for fees, or to display their pride and 
sharpen their revenge. Milton, Reformation in Eng., ii. 
You are the lion ; I have been endeavouring to prog for 
you. Burke. 
2. To search carelessly or aimlessly, as for 
oysters, clams, etc., along the shore in a ram- 
bling way. [U. S.] 
prog (prog), . [< prog, v.] 1. A pointed in- 
strument for poking or prodding. 
The Cooks . . . prick it (mutton) on a prog of iron, and 
hang it In a furnace. Sandyt, Travalles, p. 21. 
2. A poke; a prod. [Scotch.] 
But I was not so klttly as she thought, and could thole 
her progs and jokes with the greatest pleasure and com- 
posure, i -a II. The Steam-Boat, p. 155. (Jamieson.) 
3. Victuals got by begging; hence, victuals in 
general; food. [Colloq.] 
The Abbot also every Saturday was to visit their beds, 
to see if they had not . . . purloyned some progge tor 
themselves. Fuller. Ch. Hist., V. 290. (Dames.) 
You can Junket together at nights upon your own prog, 
when the rest of the house are a bed. 
>',-," Directions to Servant*, it. 
Llvln' on hard-tack on' salt prog. 
The Century, XXXV. 621. 
4. One who goes from place to place begging 
for victuals. Imp. Diet. 
progametange (pro-gam'e-tanj), n. [< NL. 
progametaugiiim.] Same as progame tangium. 
prOgametanglum(pr6-gam'e-tan-ji'um), M.; pi. 
progamelangia (-8). [NL., < L. pro, before,+ 
NL. gametangium.] In hot., an immature or 
resting gametangium. as that which occurs in 
the development of Protomyces macrosporus. 
See gametangium. 
progeneratet (pro-jen'e-rat), r. t. [< L. pro- 
generatux, pp. of. progenerare ("> It. progenerare), 
beget, < pro, forth, + generare, beget, produce : 
see generate.] To beget; propagate. 
They were all progenerated colonies from a Scythian or 
Tartar race. Archaologia (177S\ II. 250. (Dames.) 
What then, I pray thee, is there dead? . . . Surely not 
he who is yet to progenfrate a more numerous and far bet- 
ter race. Landor, Imtiginary Conversations. 
progenerationr (pro-jen-e-ra'shon), M. [< LL. 
progeneratio(n-), a begetting, < L. progenerare, 
pp. progeneratus, beget: see progenerate.] The 
act of begetting; propagation. 
progenialt (pro-je'nial), a. [< L. progenies, de- 
scent, progeny (see progeny), + -at.] Pertain- 
ing to descent or lineage. 
Whether (the intellectual Soul is] Immediately produced, 
without any progenial traduction or radiation. 
Keelyn, True Religion. I. 159. 
progenitiveness (pro-jen'i-tiv-nes), n. [Irreg. 
< L. progenies, progeny, + -Hire + -ness. Cf. 
philoprogenitiveness.] Philoprogenitiveness, in 
a modified biological sense. [Rare.] 
There Is another difficulty In the way of accepting meta- 
fhystcnl peculiarity or progtnitipeness as Isolating species. 
t Is marked often strongly in races or varieties which no 
one pretends to have had distinct origin. 
K. D. Cope, Origin of the Fittest, p. 111. 
progenitor (pro-ien'i-tor), n. [Early mod. E. 
progenitour, < OF. progeniteur = Sp. Pg. pro- 
genitor = It. progenitore, < L. progenitor, the 
founder of a family, an ancestor, < progignere, 
pp. progenitux, beget, bring forth, < pro, forth, 
+ i/ignere, beget, produce: see gruitor.] An 
ancestor in the direct line; a forefather; a pa- 
rent. 
If children pre-dccease progenitors, 
We are their offspring, and they none of ours. 
Shot., Lucrece, 1. 1756. 
Ah ! whither shall we go? 
Down to the grave, down to those happy shades below, 
w lii-re all our brave progenitors are blest 
With endless triumph and eternal rest. 
Pomfret, A Prospect of Death. 
By the term fresh stock I mean a non-related plant the 
progenitors of which have been raised during some gener- 
ations in another garden. 
I Mr,, in i -i',,ss and Self Fertilisation, p. 257. 
progenitorial (pro-jen-i-to'ri-al), a. (<iir,i> - 
ilur + -//.] Pertainin 
progenitor. 
Pertaining to or constituting a 
