Added 9 October 2026
deeply
/ˈdi(ː)pli/ adverb
adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about deeply at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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To a great depth psychologically or emotionally.
They felt the loss deeply
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To a great depth; far down or in.
dived deeply
Origin
From Middle English deply, depely, from Old English dēoplīċe (“deeply”, adverb), from dēoplīc (“deep”), equivalent to deep + -ly.
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