Profoundly
Profoundly adverb - To a great depth psychologically.
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Really and profoundly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Profoundly".
Nearby Words: profound, profoundness
Really
Really adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: really tired after staying up all night
Profoundly and really are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Profoundly" instead an adverb "Really".
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- Eventually, it is revealed that she is a Cylon; and really a caring, profoundly religious, genius scientist, albeit an alcoholic and manipulative one.
Source: Hidden Depths / Live-Action TV - In one later episode, someone who really should be more mature freaks out when he might have to give mouth-to-mouth to General Hammond, and is profoundly relieved when he wakes up on his own.
Source: Kiss of Life - It sounds crazy but this is a necessity for an interstellar empire that is so profoundly large, ancient and thinly-spread that it doesn't even really know how many planets it controls.
Source: Schizo Tech / Tabletop Games
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