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deep-grounded

deep-grounded adjective: profound.

Adjective

deep-grounded (comparative more deep-grounded, superlative most deep-grounded)

  1. (rare) Profound.
    • […] as they have no root, no deep-grounded knowledge, no well-fixt principles, no regular light, but hasty gleams only; […]1757, William Dodd, Discourses on the Miracles and Parables
    • […] for it is utterly impossible to sever by outward interference the threads of history, to force back again by some diplomatic mediation or other, deep-grounded antagonisms taken in the midst of their development.1854, August Neander, General History of the Christian Religion and Church

Forms of deep-grounded

comparativemore deep-grounded
superlativemost deep-grounded
alternative formdeepgrounded

Origin of deep-grounded

From deep + ground + -ed. Compare German tiefgründig (“profound”), German Low German deepgrünnig (“profound”).

Questions about deep-grounded

What does deep-grounded mean?
Deep-grounded means profound.
What part of speech is deep-grounded?
Deep-grounded is an adjective.

Words near deep-grounded in the dictionary

  1. deep-fries
  2. deep-froze
  3. deep-frozen
  4. deep-fry
  5. deep-frying
  6. deep-grounded
  7. deep-laid
  8. deep-level
  9. deep-lying
  10. deep-lying midfielders
  11. deep-mouthed

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