adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Set deeply below a surface, as on a face.

   "His haggard eyes were deep-set, sunken into their sockets from exhaustion."

2. 2
   firmly in place; long-standing figuratively

   "deep-set beliefs"

Adjective

1. 1
   having a sunken area wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ankle deepchronicconfirmeddeepdeep dyeddeep rooted

Example

More examples

"His haggard eyes were deep-set, sunken into their sockets from exhaustion."

Etymology

From deep + set.

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