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deepset

deepset is the alternative form of deep-set.

Meaning of deep-set

Adjective

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

  1. Set deeply below a surface, as on a face.
    • His haggard eyes were deep-set, sunken into their sockets from exhaustion.
  2. (figuratively) firmly in place; long-standing
    • deep-set beliefs

Questions about deepset

What is deepset the alternative form of?
Deepset is the alternative form of deep-set.

Words near deepset in the dictionary

  1. deeprooted
  2. deeps
  3. deepsea
  4. deepsea fangjaw
  5. deepsea lightfish
  6. deepset
  7. deepsome
  8. deepspace
  9. deepstate
  10. deepstates
  11. deepthroat

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