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1. profoundly
adverb. ['proʊˈfaʊndli'] to a great depth psychologically.
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- profound (English)
Rhymes with Profoundly
- soundly
- roundly
Sentences with profoundly
1. Adverb
Every time you close your eyes and attempt to visualize, your alpha brain waves increase profoundly.
2. Adjective
Humans have had a profoundly adverse impact on the environment.
Quotes about profoundly
1. Ontologically, chocolate raises profoundly disturbing questions: Does not chocolate offer natural revelation of the goodness of the Creator just as chilies disclose a divine sense of humor? Is the human born with an innate longing for chocolate? Does the notion of chocolate preclude the concept of free will?
- David Augsburger
2. It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names.
- Yann Martel, Life of Pi
3. Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens.
- David Hyde Pierce