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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adverb
1: to a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss deeply" [syn: {profoundly}, {deeply}]
2: to a great depth;far down; "dived deeply"; "dug deep" [syn: {deeply}, {deep}]
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