Dictionary

deeply en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /ˈdi(ː)pli/

Etymology

From Middle English deply, depely, from Old English dēoplīċe (“deeply”, adverb), from dēoplīc (“deep”), equivalent to deep + -ly.

Meanings

1. To a deep extent or degree; very greatly.
   • 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. 2016 January 25, Dan Merica, “In personal exchange, Clinton laments using faith to ‘judge so harshly’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2022:
   • 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. 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto CXXVII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 199:
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. (in relation to sleep) Soundly; so as to be hard to rouse.
7. (of flavour, usually) Richly.
   • a deeply flavoured curry
   • Her deeply hennaed hair, almost black at the roots, straggled loosely down both sides of her long face. 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 12:

Forms

Synonyms

deep (certain senses)

Translations (54)

is djúpt (to a deep extent) · fa عمیقاً (to a deep extent) · fi syvällisesti (profoundly) · ka უღრმესად (profoundly) · fi syvästi (at depth) · uk гли́боко (profoundly) · fr profondément (profoundly) · enm deply (profoundly) · fo djúpt (at depth) · es a fondo (profoundly) · fr profondément (at depth) · es a fondo (to a deep extent) · ja 深く (at depth) · cmn 深刻 (at depth) · ca profundament (profoundly) · ko 깊이 (at depth) · is djúpt (at depth) · pl głęboko (at depth) · uk гли́боко (at depth) · ka ღრმად (profoundly) · it intensamente (at depth) · pt profundamente (to a deep extent) · el βαθιά (to a deep extent) · ru глубоко́ (profoundly) · ka ღრმად (to a deep extent) · ru глубоко́ (to a deep extent) · fo djúpt (to a deep extent) · gl profundamente (at depth) · fo djúpt (profoundly) · it estremamente (to a deep extent) · cmn 深 (at depth) · cmn 深深 (at depth) · is djúpt (profoundly) · ro profund (profoundly) · ru глубоко́ (at depth) · txb eṅkatkre (at depth) · enm deply (to a deep extent) · enm deply (at depth) · de zutiefst (profoundly) · it profondamente (profoundly) · sv djupt (to a deep extent) · pt profundamente (profoundly) · ro adânc (to a deep extent) · it in profondità (to a deep extent) · eo profunde (profoundly) · fi syvälle (to a deep extent) · el βαθιά (at depth) · uk гли́боко (to a deep extent) · pl głęboko (profoundly) · de tief (at depth) · it profondamente (at depth) · ro adânc (at depth) · gl profundamente (profoundly) · hu mélyen (to a deep extent)