profoundly

Variant of profound

profound definition

pro·found (prō fo̵und′, prə-)

adjective

  1. very deep or low a profound abyss, sleep, etc.
  2. marked by intellectual depth a profound discussion
  3. intensely felt profound grief
  4. thoroughgoing profound changes
  5. unbroken a profound silence

Etymology: ME < OFr profund < L profundus < pro-, forward (see pro-) + fundus, bottom

noun

  1. Archaic an abyss or deep, as of the ocean
  2. something profound

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