Deeply
adverbTo a great extent or intensity; profoundly.
How to spell deeply
6 letters · 2 syllables
How to pronounce deeply
Say the part in capitals loudest.
What does deeply mean?
- adverbTo a great extent or intensity; profoundly.
Deeply in a sentence
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She was deeply moved by the letter from her old colleague.
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The company is deeply committed to repaying its debts on time.
Where does deeply come from?
Language of origin: Germanic
The word comes from the Old English deop, meaning 'extending far down' or 'profound', which is part of the native Germanic vocabulary that English shares with Dutch diep and German tief. To this old adjective English added the adverb-forming suffix -ly, itself descended from the Old English -lice, meaning roughly 'in the manner of'. By the medieval period 'deeply' was used both literally, of physical depth, and figuratively, of strong emotion or intense thought. The figurative use, as in feeling something 'deeply', grew steadily through the centuries and is now the most common everyday sense. The spelling is regular: simply the base word 'deep' followed by '-ly', with no doubling or dropped letters to trip the writer.
How the word is built
- deep (Old English deop: extending far down)
- -ly (adverb suffix)
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