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adverb
- 1. to a profound extent; extremely: "a profoundly disturbing experience"
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deeply or extremely: Society has changed so profoundly over the last 50 years. We are all profoundly grateful for your help and encouragement. Synonyms. deeply. extremely. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strong feelings. afire. agonized. all-consuming. anguished. ardent. fierily. fit to burst idiom. flamingly. fulminating. grip.
1. a. : having intellectual depth and insight. b. : difficult to fathom or understand. 2. a. : extending far below the surface. b. : coming from, reaching to, or situated at a depth : deep-seated. a profound sigh. 3. a. : characterized by intensity of feeling or quality. b. : all encompassing : complete. profound sleep. profound deafness.
deeply or extremely: Society has changed so profoundly over the last 50 years. We are all profoundly grateful for your help and encouragement. Synonyms. deeply. extremely. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strong feelings. afire. agonized. all-consuming. anguished. ardent. fierily. fit to burst idiom. flamingly. fulminating. grip.
1. Having, showing, or requiring great insight or understanding: a profound thinker; a profound analysis. 2. Deeply felt or held; intense: profound contempt; a profound conviction. 3. Thoroughgoing; far-reaching: profound social changes. 4. Unqualified or unbroken: a profound silence; profound sleep. 5.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb profoundly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
The adverb profoundly means something similar to “extremely,” with the additional sense that it’s something intense and deeply felt. If you’re profoundly confused, you’re very confused — confused in a way that seems bottomless. The word can also describe something that affects you greatly.
A profound idea, work, or person shows great intellectual depth and understanding. This is a book full of profound, original and challenging insights. ...one of the country's most profound minds.
Profundus literally means "deep" in Latin, and profound had the same meaning when it entered English in the 14th century. But even then, it also meant "figuratively deep" — that is, very great or intense: "The new laws have had a profound impact."
felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way: His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him. The invention of the contraceptive pill brought about profound changes in the lives of women. Those two lines of poetry express perfectly the profound sadness of loss.
4 days ago · profoundly (comparative more profoundly, superlative most profoundly) (manner) With depth, meaningfully. He thought and wrote profoundly. (evaluative) Very importantly. More profoundly, it has shaken our most fundamental assumptions. (degree) Deeply; very; strongly or forcefully. From his childhood, she was profoundly troubled. Leo was sleeping ...
