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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#*, chapter=5

, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.}}

#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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*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)

, 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 adjective)

Of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky.

* {{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1

, passage=But Richmond

Much larger than normal.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author= Chico Harlan

, volume=189, issue=2, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Japan pockets the subsidy […] , passage=Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."}}

Of great significance or import; overwhelming.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= The attack of the MOOCs , passage=Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.}}

(label) Of a specimen not exhibiting crystal form.

Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.

* {{quote-newsgroup, year=1995, date=November 29, author=harry knowles, newsgroup=rec.arts.sf.movies

, title= INDEPENDENCE DAY-----------MASSIVE COOL SPOILERS DON'T OPEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW , passage=Ok true believers here is the low down of massive coolness.}}

* {{quote-newsgroup, year=1998, date=February 13, author=David Farrar, newsgroup=Re: Te Papa

, title= nz.reg.wellington.general , passage=Heaps excited about it - I'm planning for a massive day.}}

* {{quote-newsgroup, year=1998, date=July 2, author=super disco dan, newsgroup=alt.music.beastie-boys

, title= Deasties rock the Hurricane- 06/21/98 , passage=saw the beasties last week in GERMANY at a massive little party called the Hurricane Festival outside Hamburg and here's how it all shook down

* {{quote-newsgroup, year=2003, date=June 11, author=Glenn Wendyhouse, newsgroup=uk.people.gothic

, title= WENDYHOUSE June 21st , passage=OPEN THROUGH THE SUMMER: We are on the 3rd Saturday of the month, remain at the same venue, at the same price, at the same times and always give you a massive night out to remember (unless you've drunk too much bargain University booze!).}}

* {{quote-newsgroup, year=2010, date=July 30, author=Robbie, newsgroup=uk.music.charts

, title= Re: Survivable album chart from 2001 , passage=I own this one, bought it because I liked Slide. The album is quite dull. They were massive back in the day}}

Possessing mass.