Meaning

3 senses
  1. With depth, meaningfully.

    He thought and wrote profoundly.

    глубоко́glubokó

    гли́бокоhlýboko

    to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

  2. Very importantly.

    More profoundly, it has shaken our most fundamental assumptions.

  3. Deeply; very; strongly or forcefully.

    From his childhood, she was profoundly troubled.

Examples

22 sentences
  1. Tom slept profoundly.

    Том міцно спав. — deniko

    deTom schlief tief und fest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. All of humanity is profoundly flawed.

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  3. Genuine friendships enrich our lives profoundly.

  4. I was profoundly disturbed by this news.

    ruЯ был глубоко потрясён этим известием. — Hellerick

    deIch war äußerst erschüttert, als ich diese Nachricht hörte. — xtofu80

  5. Pasteur’s ideas profoundly influenced western medical thinking.

Translations

5 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Origin

From Middle English profoundly, profoundely, equivalent to profound + -ly.

From Middle English profoundly, profoundely, equivalent to profound + -ly.

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Forms

more profoundly, most profoundly
Comparativemore profoundly Lesson
Superlativemost profoundly

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedprofound

See also

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