deeply

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   Very greatly; to a strong degree.

   I am deeply concerned about this matter.

2. 2
   adv

   In a serious or thorough way, not superficially.

   I thought deeply about the problem before answering.

3. 3
   adv

   So as to go far down or far into something.

   She breathed deeply to calm herself down.

From Middle English depely, deplike, deopliche, from Old English dēoplīċe (“deeply”, adverb), from dēoplīc (“deep”), equivalent to deep + -ly.

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