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Profoundly vs Profound - What's the difference?

profoundly | profound |

As an adverb profoundly

is with depth, meaningfully.

As an adjective profound is

descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.

As a noun profound is

the deep; the sea; the ocean.

As a verb profound is

to cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.

profoundly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (manner) With depth, meaningfully.
  • He thought and wrote profoundly .
  • (evaluative) Very importantly.
  • More profoundly , it has shaken our most fundamental assumptions.
  • (degree) Deeply; very.
  • From his childhood, she was profoundly troubled.

    profound

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
  • * (rfdate),
  • A gulf profound
  • Very deep; very serious
  • Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom.
  • *
  • Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.
  • * (rfdate),
  • Profound sciatica
  • * (rfdate),
  • Of the profound corruption of this class there can be no doubt.
  • Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
  • * (rfdate)
  • What humble gestures! What profound reverence!

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) The deep; the sea; the ocean.
  • God in the fathomless profound / Hath all this choice commanders drowned. Sandys .
  • (obsolete) An abyss.
  • (Milton)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
  • (Sir Thomas Browne)
  • (obsolete) To dive deeply; to penetrate.