·superl Muddy; boggy; sandy;
— said of roads.
II. Deep ·adv To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.
III. Deep ·superl Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.
IV. Deep ·superl Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.
V. Deep ·superl Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.
VI. Deep ·noun That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.
VII. Deep ·noun That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.
VIII. Deep ·superl Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
IX. Deep ·superl Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.
X. Deep ·superl Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound;
— opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.
XI. Deep ·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.
XII. Deep ·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.