deeply
Adverb
- To a great extent; profoundly or intensely.
- to a great depth psychologically
- "They felt the loss deeply"
- to a great depth;far down
- "dived deeply"
Adv
- To a deep extent or degree; very greatly.
- So as to extend far down or far into something.
- At depth.
- In a profound, not superficial, manner.
- In large volume.
- Soundly; so as to be hard to rouse.
- Richly.
Examples
- breathe deeply, drink deeply
- He regretted deeply his decision to exchange his rack of vowels for new tiles.
- I am deeply concerned about this matter.
- I deeply regret my behaviour.
- In this part of the river salmon swim deeply.
- The surface of the planet was deeply cratered.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English depely, deplike, deopliche, from Old English dēoplīċe (“deeply”, adverb), from dēoplīc (“deep”), equivalent to deep + -ly.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
deeply: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddeeply: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deeply: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
deeply: valid Words With Friends Word