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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"
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
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profoundly [prəˈfaundlɪ] adv → profundamente


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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:
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Watching her with children I learned that partial as they are to fun they are moved almost more profoundly by moral excellence.
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Next, she was convinced that the dark-eyed Latin races were profoundly sensitive, profoundly treacherous, and profoundly murderous.
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