deep-lying
deep-lying adjective: established at a deep level.
Adjective
deep-lying (comparative more deep-lying or deeper-lying, superlative most deep-lying or deepest-lying)
- Established at a deep level.
- […] in the bitterness of his soul he excused himself;—was he not justified in shrinking from the task of telling her, since now she knew the truth she had no impulse to speak to him? But a deeper-lying consciousness that he was in fault made him restless, and the silence between them became...1871–1872, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter LXXV, in Middlemarch […], volume IV, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book VIII, page 224
- A huge and hitherto unsuspected wealth of mineral substances was ready to come out of the deep-lying rocks and refresh the rather limited and jaded resources of the contemporary soil.1933 September, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “Keying Up the Planet”, in The Shape of Things to Come, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC, 5th book (The Modern State in...
- Synonyms:
- deep-rooted, deep-seated, profound
Synonyms of deep-lying
Forms of deep-lying
| comparative | more deep-lying |
|---|---|
| comparative | deeper-lying |
| superlative | most deep-lying |
| superlative | deepest-lying |
Phrases with deep-lying
Questions about deep-lying
- What does deep-lying mean?
- Deep-lying means established at a deep level.
- What part of speech is deep-lying?
- Deep-lying is an adjective.
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