deeply

deeply
/deep"lee/, adv.
1. at or to a considerable extent downward; well within or beneath a surface.
2. to a thorough extent or profound degree: deeply pained; deeply committed.
3. with depth of color, tone, sound, etc.
4. with great cunning, skill, and subtlety.
[bef. 900; ME deply, OE deoplice, deriv. of deoplic (adj.), equiv. to deop DEEP + -lic(e) -LY]
Syn. 2. greatly, thoroughly, intensely, acutely.

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