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    Definition of profoundly in English Dictionary

  • AdverbCOMmore profoundlySUPmost profoundlyPREpro-SUF-ly
    1. (manner) With depth, meaningfully.
      1. He thought and wrote profoundly.
    2. (evaluative) Very importantly.
      1. More profoundly, it has shaken our most fundamental assumptions.
    3. (degree) Deeply; very.
      1. From his childhood, she was profoundly troubled.
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • Even though the concept is new to public scrutiny, pundits recognize that the web celeb archetype is profoundly affecting conventional media.
    2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
      • There is a freedom of gait, a heartiness of manner, a hopefulness of expression, a frank courtesy, a liberal-mindedness which impresses me profoundly.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Adverbs
      • Degree adverbs
        • Manner adverbs
          • Sentence adverbs
            • Evaluative adverbs
          • Morphemes
            • Suffixes
              • Words by suffix
                • Words suffixed with -ly

          Other Vocabulary

          Look-Alike Words
          1. en profounds
          2. en profounded
          3. en profounder
          4. en profusely
          5. en profundity
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of profoundly for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "profoundly" is an adverb, more specifically, a degree adverb, a manner adverb and a sentence adverb. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe.
          Difficultness: Level 2
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