profoundly
Americanadverb
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to a thorough or very great extent or degree; deeply.
Her songs range from light and humorous to profoundly moving.
The program provides creative opportunities for profoundly disabled people with severe or complex learning and communication needs.
Other Word Forms
- unprofoundly adverb
Etymology
Origin of profoundly
Example Sentences
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But honestly, in another decade or so, we might feel profoundly different and start wondering why we didn’t try these crazy-sounding methods a lot sooner.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
“Teen mental health is profoundly complex and cannot be linked to a single app,” a Meta spokesperson told Barron’s.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
It’s frank, intimate, poetic in its elisions and profoundly haunting in its effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
"She will be deeply loved. And profoundly missed."
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
It was profoundly dark, but Pantalaimon became a firefly, and shed a tiny glow around them.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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