profoundly

[ pruh-found-lee, proh‐ ]

adverb

1. 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 Words From

• un·pro·found·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of profoundly¹

profound ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

We currently live in a global order that is profoundly unjust.

From Vox

It also showed how profoundly a society’s grids of connection influence transmission.

From MIT Technology Review

Psilocybin, a compound that can profoundly alter consciousness and perceptions of reality, might be a powerful alternative, says coauthor Roland Griffiths, a neuropsychopharmacologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

From Science News

This attribution caused generations of parents, but women especially, to feel profoundly guilty for their children’s disorders.

From Nautilus

If you’re expecting it to look profoundly different than your current iPhone 11 or an iPhone 12, you’ll be disappointed, but there are some key differences, some of which you’ll likely notice in day-to-day use.

From Popular-Science

Binding the resolution of my case to progress in the nuclear negotiations is profoundly unjust.

From The Daily Beast

Only now, when we were able to talk frankly and at length, did I come to realize how profoundly it had affected him.

From The Daily Beast

They profoundly question whether these programs will be available to them when they become eligible.

From The Daily Beast

The Republican base is profoundly larger than it was in 1964.

From The Daily Beast

The Arab spring failed, but it demonstrated the ancient regimes are doomed unless they change profoundly, which is very unlikely.

From The Daily Beast

Few persons can attain to adult life without being profoundly impressed by the appalling inequalities of our human lot.

From Project Gutenberg

Aristide clambered back to his seat, took the child on his knees, and commiserated it profoundly.

From Project Gutenberg

When he entered his sitting-room M. de Kerguel rose and profoundly saluted him.

From Project Gutenberg

The Savages have often been present, always profoundly silent and reverent.

From Project Gutenberg

He seemed profoundly attentive, did not attempt any conversation, and kept his eyes on the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• completely
• extremely
• greatly
• thoroughly
• totally
• very