Meaning

  1. To a deep extent or degree; very greatly.
  2. So as to extend far down or far into something.
  3. At depth.
  4. In a profound, not superficial, manner.
  5. In large volume.
  6. Soundly; so as to be hard to rouse.
  7. (usually) Richly.

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdi(ː)pli/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English depely, deplike, deopliche, from Old English dēoplīċe (“deeply”, adverb), from dēoplīc (“deep”), equivalent to deep + -ly.

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