deeper
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
An inflected form of deeply · comparative.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,510 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,780 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- to a great depth psychologically or emotionally also: profoundly, intensely They felt the loss deeplyshe loved him intensely
- to a great depth; far down or in also: deep dived deeplydug deep
deeper in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A still deeper flush spread over the young officer's telltale face.
The Purchase Price · Emerson Hough · Chapter 1
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Was he jealous of Lane, or did his words have a deeper meaning?
The Treasure-Train · Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve · Chapter 1
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She said little, but I understood, and my self-satisfaction was in ribbons--and something deeper than self-satisfaction.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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Whether right or wrong, instinct alone is invariable; a fact which only adds a deeper shade to its inherent mystery.
Notes on Life & Letters · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 1
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Beyond the fall of dews, Deeper than plummet lies, Float ships, with all their crews, No more to sink nor rise.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 2