Deep
Definition of Deep
Pronunciation: dēp a. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | 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. | | 3. | Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley. | | 4. | Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; - opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot. | | 5. | Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning. | | 6. | Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror. | | 7. | Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson. | | 8. | Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy. | | 9. | Muddy; boggy; sandy; - said of roads.The ways in that vale were very deep. - Clarendon. A deep line of operations | (Military) a long line. |
| adv. | 1. | To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply. | n. | 1. | That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth. | | 2. | That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss. |
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