All 5 Uses of
profound
in
Lonesome Dove
- The sight embarrassed Dish profoundly—it went to the pit of his stomach, like the sound of the creaking bed when he first heard it.†
Chpt 7-8 *profoundly = with greatest intensity or emotional depth
- After he had thought about it for a while, Pea was profoundly glad the night was so dark.†
Chpt 93-94
- He had not bothered to shave for two days, a sign of profound demoralization.†
Chpt 23-24
- No one wanted to leave the campfire: the men who came in from the watches did so with profound relief, and the men who went out assumed they were going to their deaths.†
Chpt 91-92
- The deeper the river, the farther down you could be sucked, and Jasper had a profound fear of being sucked down.†
Chpt 93-94
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