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Deep
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(superl.) 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):
(n.) That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.
(3):
(n.) That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.
(4):
(adv.) To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.
(5):
(superl.) Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.
(6):
(superl.) Muddy; boggy; sandy; - said of roads.
(7):
(superl.) Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.
(8):
(superl.) Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.
(9):
(superl.) Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.
(10):
(superl.) Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
(11):
(superl.) Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; - opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.
(12):
(superl.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deep'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/deep.html. 1828.
