deeply

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi(ː)pli/

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• Rhymes: -iːpli
• Hyphenation: deep‧ly

Adverb

deeply (comparative more deeply or (rare) deeplier, superlative most deeply or (rare) deepliest)

1. To a deep extent or degree; very greatly.

   I am deeply concerned about this matter.

   I deeply regret my behaviour.

   • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto CXXVII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 199:

     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.

   • 2016 January 25, Dan Merica, “In personal exchange, Clinton laments using faith to ‘judge so harshly’”, in CNN‎:

     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. (in relation to sleep) Soundly; so as to be hard to rouse.
7. (of flavour, colour, etc.) Richly.

   a deeply flavoured curry

   • 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 12:

     Her deeply hennaed hair, almost black at the roots, straggled loosely down both sides of her long face.

Synonyms

• (certain senses): deep (adverb)

Collocations

Collocations

Some adjectives commonly collocating with deeply

deeply divided, deeply in debt, deeply ashamed, deeply concerned, deeply infuriating, deeply sorry

Some verbs commonly collocating with deeply

deeply apologise, deeply regret

Translations

to a deep extent

Faroese: djúpt Finnish: syvälle Georgian: ღრმად (ɣrmad) Greek: βαθιά (el) (vathiá) Hungarian: mélyen (hu) Icelandic: djúpt Italian: in profondità, estremamente (it) Persian: عمیقاً (fa) ('amiqan) Portuguese: profundamente (pt) Romanian: adânc (ro) Russian: глубоко́ (ru) (glubokó) Spanish: a fondo Swedish: djupt (sv) Ukrainian: гли́боко (hlýboko)

at depth

Chinese: Mandarin: 深 (zh) (shēn), 深深 (zh) (shēnshēn), 深刻 (zh) (shēnkè) Faroese: djúpt Finnish: syvästi (fi) French: profondément (fr) Galician: profundamente (gl) German: tief (de) Greek: βαθιά (el) (vathiá) Icelandic: djúpt Italian: profondamente (it), intensamente (it) Japanese: 深く (ja) (ふかく, fukaku) Korean: 깊이 (ko) (gipi) Polish: głęboko (pl) Romanian: adânc (ro) Russian: глубоко́ (ru) (glubokó) Tocharian B: eṅkatkre Ukrainian: гли́боко (hlýboko)

profoundly

Catalan: profundament (ca) Esperanto: profunde Faroese: djúpt Finnish: syvällisesti (fi) French: profondément (fr) Galician: profundamente (gl) Georgian: ღრმად (ɣrmad), უღრმესად (uɣrmesad) German: zutiefst (de) Icelandic: djúpt Italian: profondamente (it) Polish: głęboko (pl) Portuguese: profundamente (pt) Romanian: profund (ro) Russian: глубоко́ (ru) (glubokó) Spanish: a fondo Ukrainian: гли́боко (hlýboko)

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Esperanto: (please verify) profunde

Anagrams

• Pedley, yelped