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deeply

UK/ˈdi(ː)pli/ US/ˈdipli/ common

adverb

1.

to a great depth psychologically

  • “They felt the loss deeply”
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2.

to a great depth

  • “dived deeply”
  • “dug deep”
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Origin

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

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