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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Deeply \Deep"ly\, adverb
1. At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as, to sink deeply.
2. Profoundly; thoroughly; not superficially; in a high degree; intensely; as, deeply skilled in ethics.
He had deeply offended both his nobles and people. --Bacon.
He sighed deeply in his spirit. --Mark viii. 12.
3. Very; with a tendency to darkness of color.
The deeply red juice of buckthorn berries. --Boyle.
4. Gravely; with low or deep tone; as, a deeply toned instrument.
5. With profound skill; with art or intricacy; as, a deeply laid plot or intrigue.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
deeply
adverb
1: to a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss deeply" [syn: {profoundly}]
2: to a great depth; "dived deeply"; "dug deep" [syn: {deep}] [also: {deeper}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "deeply": acutely, completely, deep, emotionally, entirely, extremely, gravely, greatly, heavily, intensely, irrevocably, keenly, passionately, powerfully, profoundly, seriously, severely, strongly, thoroughly, unreservedly, very much
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