Meaning
deeply, profoundly
- deep, deeply
- deeply, profoundly, intensely
In a sentence
Ti ho ferito profondamente, e mi dispiace davvero.
I hurt you deeply, and I'm truly sorry.
Respira profondamente prima di parlare.
Breathe deeply before speaking.
Il professore era profondamente deluso dai risultati degli studenti.
The professor was deeply disappointed by the students' results.
Usage notes
- Use profondamente for emotional, moral, or abstract intensity; for physical depth, prefer in profondità or a fondo depending on context.
- It commonly modifies participles and adjectives: profondamente colpito, profondamente diverso, profondamente convinto.
- More formal and weightier than molto; less literary than profondissimamente, which is rare and emphatic.