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profoundly

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pro·found  (pr-found, pr-)
adj. pro·found·er, pro·found·est
1. Situated at, extending to, or coming from a great depth; deep.
2. Coming as if from the depths of one's being: profound contempt.
3. Thoroughgoing; far-reaching: profound social changes.
4. Penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious: a profound insight.
5. Unqualified; absolute: a profound silence.

[Middle English profounde, from Old French profond, from Latin profundus : pr-, before; see pro-1 + fundus, bottom.]

pro·foundly adv.
pro·foundness n.
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Adv.1.profoundly - to a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss deeply"

profoundly
adverb greatly, very, deeply, seriously, keenly, extremely, thoroughly, sincerely, intensely, acutely, heartily, to the core, abjectly, to the nth degree, from the bottom of your heart I'm profoundly grateful for all the support I've received.
Translations
profoundly [prəˈfaʊndlɪ] ADVprofundamente
I was profoundly affected by her ideas/her deathsus ideas me afectaron/su muerte me afectó profundamente
he apologized profoundly when he discovered his mistakese deshizo en disculpas cuando se dio cuenta de su error
to be profoundly deafser totalmente sordo
I am profoundly grateful to all the people who helped usles estoy profundamente agradecido a todos los que nos ayudaron
people are profoundly ignorant about the lawla gente no sabe absolutamente nada acerca de la legislación
profoundly [prəˈfaʊndli] adv [influence, affect] → profondément profoundly deaf
profoundly deaf adjsourd(e) profond(e)
profoundly
adv differentzutiefst; profoundly sadtieftraurig; profoundly deafvollkommen taub; profoundly significantäußerst bedeutsam; profoundly indifferentvöllig or vollkommen gleichgültig; …, he said profoundly…, sagte er tiefsinnig; to be profoundly ignorant of somethingüberhaupt keine Ahnung von etw haben
profoundly [prəˈfaʊndlɪ] advprofondamente
profoundly [prəˈfaʊndlɪ] advprofondamente


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The Three Persons, bowing profoundly, backed out of the presence; but soon afterward they desired another audience, and, on being readmitted, said, through their Spokesman:
Watching her with children I learned that partial as they are to fun they are moved almost more profoundly by moral excellence.
Next, she was convinced that the dark-eyed Latin races were profoundly sensitive, profoundly treacherous, and profoundly murderous.
 
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