Profoundly

//pɹəˈfaʊndli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With depth, meaningfully.

    "He thought and wrote profoundly."

  2. 2
    Very importantly.

    "More profoundly, it has shaken our most fundamental assumptions."

  3. 3
    Deeply; very; strongly or forcefully.

    "From his childhood, she was profoundly troubled."

Adverb
  1. 1
    to a great depth psychologically or emotionally wordnet

Synonyms

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deepdeeplydeeplydepthdownrighthome

Example

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"I was profoundly disturbed by this news."

Etymology

From Middle English profoundly, profoundely, equivalent to profound + -ly.

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