Deep

Deep - Other Definitions

• (superl.) 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.
  
  
• (superl.) 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.
  
  
• (superl.) Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.
  
  
• (superl.) Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.
  
  
• (superl.) Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
  
  
• (superl.) Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.
  
  
• (superl.) Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.
  
  
• (superl.) Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.
  
  
• (superl.) Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads.
  
  
• (adv.) To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.
  
  
• (n.) That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.
  
  
• (n.) That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.
  
  
• (adv.) At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as, to sink deeply.
  
  
• (adv.) Profoundly; thoroughly; not superficially; in a high degree; intensely; as, deeply skilled in ethics.
  
  
• (adv.) Very; with a tendency to darkness of color.
  
  
• (adv.) Gravely; with low or deep tone; as, a deeply toned instrument.
  
  
• (adv.) With profound skill; with art or intricacy; as, a deeply laid plot or intrigue.