All 4 Uses of
profound
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- Passing from the profoundest sleep to the most alert wakefulness with the same ease that had accompanied the reverse operation, he looked at his watch, found that the hour-hand had shifted again, put on his hat, took the lamb in his arms, and carried it into the darkness.†
Chpt 1-3
- "True," said Jacob Smallbury, deepening his thoughts to a profounder view of the subject.†
Chpt 7-9 *
- The question was such a profound one that Henery was obliged to drink there and then from the large cup till the bottom was distinctly visible inside.†
Chpt 7-9
- In addition to the dulcet piping of Gabriel's flute, Boldwood supplied a bass in his customary profound voice, uttering his notes so softly, however, as to abstain entirely from making anything like an ordinary duet of the song; they rather formed a rich unexplored shadow, which threw her tones into relief.†
Chpt 22-24
Definition:
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(profound as in: profound idea) deep or far-reaching in intellect or consequence