3 definitions found

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 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 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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