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Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular
dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from
high, which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain
depth; as, a deep sea. |
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Extending far back from the front or outer part; of
great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer
part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten
seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep. |
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Low in situation; lying far below the general surface;
as, a deep valley. |
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Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to
shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure;
as, a deep subject or plot. |
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Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not
superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning. |
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Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy;
heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror. |
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Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as,
deep blue or crimson. |
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Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave;
heavy. |
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Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads. |
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To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply. |
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That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or
ocean; an abyss; a great depth. |
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That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or
incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss. |