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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/
- Hyphenation: deep‧ly
Adverb
deeply (comparative more deeply or (rare) deeplier, superlative most deeply or (rare) deepliest)
- To a deep extent or degree; very greatly.
- I am deeply concerned about this matter.
- I deeply regret my behaviour.
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, , →OCLC, Canto CXXVII, 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.
- So as to extend far down or far into something.
- The surface of the planet was deeply cratered.
- At depth.
- In this part of the river salmon swim deeply.
- In a profound, not superficial, manner.
- I thought deeply about the problem.
- In large volume.
- breathe deeply, drink deeply
- (in relation to sleep) Soundly; so as to be hard to rouse.
- (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)
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