DEEPLY

adv.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
adv.

At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as, to sink deeply.

2.
adv.

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.
adv.

Very; with a tendency to darkness of color. The deeply red juice of buckthorn berries. Boyle.

4.
adv.

Gravely; with low or deep tone; as, a deeply toned instrument.

5.
adv.

With profound skill; with art or intricacy; as, a deeply laid plot or intrigue.


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