All 4 Uses of
profound
in
Anna Karenina
- He did not allow himself to think about it, and he did not think about it; but all the same though he never admitted it to himself, and had no proofs, not even suspicious evidence, in the bottom of his heart he knew beyond all doubt that he was a deceived husband, and he was profoundly miserable about it.†
Part 2 *
- But as for the proposal made by Levin—to take a part as shareholder with his laborers in each agricultural undertaking— at this the bailiff simply expressed a profound despondency, and offered no definite opinion, but began immediately talking of the urgent necessity of carrying the remaining sheaves of rye the next day, and of sending the men out for the second ploughing, so that Levin felt that this was not the time for discussing it.†
Part 3
- She laid her two hands on his shoulders, and looked a long while at him with a profound, passionate, and at the same time searching look.†
Part 4 *
- He always attributed to his critics a more profound comprehension than he had himself, and always expected from them something he did not himself see in the picture.†
Part 5
Definitions:
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(profound as in: profound sadness) of greatest intensity or emotional depth
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(profound as in: profound idea) deep or far-reaching in intellect or consequence