Adjective

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Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.

#Extending far down from the top or surface; having its bottom far down.

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#*1591 , (William Shakespeare), Henry VI, Part 2 :

#*:Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.

#Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction away from a point of reference.

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#In a (specified) number of rows or layers.

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#Thick.

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#Voluminous.

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#*:Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes.She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat.

#A long way inside; situated far in or back.

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## Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.

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##(label) Relatively farther downfield.

Complex, involved.

#Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.

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#To a significant, not superficial, extent.

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#*2013 September 28, (Kenan Malik), " London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):

#*:While Britain’s recession has been deep and unforgiving, in London it has been relatively shallow.

#Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.

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#* (Thomas De Quincey):

#*:Why it was that the ancients had no landscape painting, is a question deep almost as the mystery of life, and harder of solution than all the problems of jurisprudence combined.

#Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.

#*(rfdate), (William Shakespeare):

#*:deep clerks

Low in pitch.

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, chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.

(lb) Dark and highly saturated.

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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:

(lb) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken ).

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Immersed, submerged (in).

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Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.

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*:The ways in that vale were very deep .

Adjective

(en-adj)

Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).

The Sahara desert is vast .

There is a vast difference between them.

Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent.

* {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April

, author=Anna Lena Phillips , title=Sneaky Silk Moths , volume=100, issue=2, page=172 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.}}

(obsolete) Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.

* William Shakespeare, the Life and Death of Richard the Third Act I, scene IV:

the empty, vast , and wandering air