Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deeply"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Deeply \Deep"ly\, adv.
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) 1.7 (wn)

deeply
adv 1: to a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss
deeply" [syn: {profoundly}]
2: to a great depth; "dived deeply"; "dug deep" [syn: {deep}]


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