deeply
adverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈdi(ː)pli//
To a deep extent or degree; very greatly.
adverb
- 1
To a deep extent or degree; very greatly.
I am deeply concerned about this matter.
I deeply regret my behaviour.
Strange friend, past, present, and to be, / Loved deeplier, darklier understood; / Behold I dream a dream of good / And mingle all the world with thee.
The question, which visibly moved Clinton, delves into an area of the candidate’s life that is deeply personal but rarely discussed. Clinton’s friends and confidants describe the former first lady as a devout Methodist whose faith guides much of what she does.
- 2
So as to extend far down or far into something.
The surface of the planet was deeply cratered.
- 3
At depth.
In this part of the river salmon swim deeply.
- 4
In a profound, not superficial, manner.
I thought deeply about the problem.
- 5
In large volume.
breathe deeply, drink deeply
- 6
Soundly; so as to be hard to rouse.
- 7
Richly.
a deeply flavoured curry
Her deeply hennaed hair, almost black at the roots, straggled loosely down both sides of her long face.
Etymology
From Middle English deply, depely, from Old English dēoplīċe (“deeply”, adverb), from dēoplīc (“deep”), equivalent to deep + -ly.
Forms
- comparative
- more deeply, deeplier
- superlative
- most deeply, deepliest
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