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adverb

Deeply adv.

At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as, to sink deeply.

Profoundly; thoroughly; not superficially; in a high degree; intensely; as, deeply skilled in ethics. "He had deeply offended both his nobles and people." "He sighed deeply in his spirit."

Very; with a tendency to darkness of color. "The deeply red juice of buckthorn berries."

Gravely; with low or deep tone; as, a deeply toned instrument.

With profound skill; with art or intricacy; as, a deeply laid plot or intrigue.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Excellency has acted in the cause of America, and the great and benevolent share you have taken in the establishment of her independence, are deeply impressed on my mind, and will not be effaced from my remembrance, or that of the citizens of America, but with the latest effects of time. You will accept, Sir, my warmest acknowledgements and congratulations, with assurances that I shall always participate, with the ...

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... such a complicated organization, and its laws are so lamentably unwritten, yet so deeply engraved on certain minds, that these things become important to those who are always winding and ...

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