All 5 Uses of
profound
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- These thoughts calmed me, and in the afternoon I sank into a profound sleep; but the fever of my blood did not allow me to be visited by peaceful dreams.
p. 139.4profound = very deep
- I found that I could not compose a female without again devoting several months to profound study and laborious disquisition.
p. 155.2profound = intense
- But a blight had come over my existence, and I only visited these people for the sake of the information they might give me on the subject in which my interest was so terribly profound.
p. 163.5 *
- Oppressed by the recollection of my various misfortunes, I now swallowed double my usual quantity and soon slept profoundly.
p. 188.5profoundly = very deeply
- My feelings are profound, but I possessed a coolness of judgment that fitted me for illustrious achievements.
p. 214.2profound = intense
Definitions:
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(1)
(profound as in: profound idea) deep or far-reaching in intellect or consequence
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(2)
(profound as in: profound sadness) of greatest intensity or emotional depth