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Princeton's WordNet

  1. profoundly, deeplyadverb

    to a great depth psychologically

    "They felt the loss deeply"

Wiktionary

  1. profoundlyadverb

    With depth, meaningfully.

    He thought and wrote profoundly.

  2. profoundlyadverb

    Very importantly.

    More profoundly, it has shaken our most fundamental assumptions.

  3. profoundlyadverb

    Deeply; very.

    From his childhood, she was profoundly troubled.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Profoundlyadjective

    Etymology: from profound.

    Why sigh you so profoundly? William Shakespeare.

    The virgin started at her father’s name,
    And sigh’d profoundly, conscious of the shame. Dryden.

    Domenichino was profoundly skill’d in all the parts of painting, but wanting genius, he had less of nobleness. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. profoundly

    Profoundly is an adverb that is used to describe something done to a great degree, deeply, or with extreme intensity. It often refers to intense emotions, deep understanding, serious thought, or significant impact on a person or situation. It indicates a state of being far-reaching, not superficial, and going beyond what is obvious or superficial.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Profoundlyadverb

    in a profound manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of profoundly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of profoundly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of profoundly in a Sentence

  1. Nicole Kassell:

    The opportunity to examine the original themes - the quest for courage, love, wisdom and home - feels more timely and urgent than ever, these are profoundly iconic shoes to fill, and I am eager to dance alongside these heroes of my childhood as we pave a newly minted yellow brick road!

  2. Volodymyr Zelensky:

    We have the opportunity to act now to prevent a profoundly destabilizing action and intervention in our democracy before it happens, and I think that is a profoundly urgent action that we need to take right now.

  3. Patriarch Bartholomew:

    Taking away the peace of a people, committing every act of violence, or consenting to such acts, especially when directed against the weakest and defenseless, is a profoundly grave sin against God.

  4. Prime Minister Abbott:

    It is profoundly shocking that innocent people should be held hostage by an armed person claiming political motivation.

  5. Calvin Coolidge:

    After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.

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