Main Entry: ¹dif·fuse

Pronunciation: \di-ˈfyüs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin diffusus, past participle of diffundere to spread out, from dis- + fundere to pour — more at found

Date: 15th century

1 : being at once verbose and ill-organized <a diffuse report from the scene of the earthquake>
2 : not concentrated or localized <diffuse lighting>

synonyms see wordy

— dif·fuse·ly adverb

— dif·fuse·ness noun