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deep vs deeply

deeply vs deep

deep is a noun but deeply is not a noun.

deep is an adjective but deeply is not an adjective.

deep and deeply both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deep Yes Yes No Yes
deeply No No No Yes
As adverbs, deep and deeply are synonyms defined as:
  • deep and deeply: to a great depth; far down or in
deep (noun) deeply (noun)
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
literary term for an ocean
the central and most intense or profound part
deep (adjective) deeply (adjective)
having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
strong; intense
very distant in time or space
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
of an obscure nature
intense or extreme
large in quantity or size
with head or back bent low
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
marked by depth of thinking
relatively thick from top to bottom
extending relatively far inward
(of darkness) densely dark
deep (adverb) deeply (adverb)
to a great depth; far down or in to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
to an advanced time to a great depth; far down or in
to a great distance
Difference between deep and deeply

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