Webster's Dictionary 1913

8425

Proficience

{ Pro‐fi″cience (?), Pro‐fi″cien‐cy (?) }, n. The quality of state of being proficient; advance in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in knowledge; i...

8426

Proficient

Pro‐fi″cient (?), n. [L. proficiens, -entis, p. pr. of proficere to go forward, make progress; pro forward + facere to make. See Fact, and cf. Profit, (�)] One who has made cons...

8427

Proficient (2)

Pro‐fi″cient (?), a. Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,

8428

Proficiently

Pro‐fi″cient‐ly, adv. In a proficient manner.

8429

Proficuous

Pro‐fic″u‐ous (?), a. [L. proficuus.] Profitable; advantageous; useful. Harvey.

8430

Profile

Pro″file (?), n. [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See File arow, and cf. Purfle, Purl, a fringe.] 1. An outline, or contour; a...

8431

Profile (2)

Pro″file, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Profiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Profiling] [Cf. F. profiler, It. profilare. See Profile, n.] 1. to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an archi...

8432

Profiling

Pro″fil‐ing, n.(Fort.) In the construction of fieldworks, the erection at proper intervals of wooden profiles, to show to the workmen the sectional form of the parapets at those...

8433

Profilist

Pro″fil‐ist, n. One who takes profiles.

8434

Profit

Pro″fit (?), n. [F., fr. L. profectus advance, progress, profit, fr. profectum. See Proficient.] 1. Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keepi...

8435

Profit (2)

Prof″it, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Profited; p. pr. & vb. n.Profiting.] [F. profiter. See Profit, n.] To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail...

8436

Profit (3)

Prof″it, v. i. 1. To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to gain; to advance.I profit not by thy talk. Shak.2. To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good.Riches...

8437

Profitable

Prof″it‐a‐ble (?), a. [F. profitable.] Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable bus...

8438

Profiting

Prof″it‐ing, n. Gain; advantage; profit.That thy profiting may appear to all. 1 Tim. iv. 15.

8439

Profitless

Prof″it‐less, a. Without profit; unprofitable. Shak.

8440

Profligacy

Prof″li‐ga‐cy (?), n. [See Profligate, a.] The quality of state of being profligate; a profligate or very vicious course of life; a state of being abandoned in moral principle a...

8441

Profligate

Prof″li‐gate (?), a. [L. profligatus, p. p. of profligare to strike or dash to the ground, to destroy; pro before + a word akin to fligere to strike. See Afflict.]1. Overthrown;...

8442

Profligate (2)

Prof″li‐gate, n. An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person. “Such a profligate as Antony.” Swift.

8443

Profligate (3)

Prof″li‐gate (?), v. t. To drive away; to overcome. Harvey.

8444

Profligately

Prof″li‐gate‐ly (?), adv. In a profligate manner.

8445

Profligateness

Prof″li‐gate‐ness, n. The quality of being profligate; an abandoned course of life; profligacy.

8446

Profligation

Prof′li‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. profligatio.] Defeat; rout; overthrow. Bacon.

8447

Profluence

Prof″lu‐ence (?), n. [L. profluentia.] Quality of being profluent; course. Sir H. Wotton.

8448

Profluent

Prof″lu‐ent (?), a. [L. profluens, p. pr. of profluere; pro forward + fluere to flow.] Flowing forward, “In the profluent stream.” Milton.

8449

Profound

Pro‐found″, a. [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before, forward + fundus the bottom. See Found to establish, Bottom lowest part.] 1. Descending far below the surface; opening or r...

8450

Profound (2)

Pro‐found″ (?), n. 1. The deep; the sea; the ocean.God in the fathomless profoundHath all this choice commanders drowned. Sandys.2. An abyss. Milton.

8451

Profound (3)

Pro‐found″, v. t. To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down. Sir T. Browne.