All 12 Uses of
profound
in
Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini
- There was something profoundly intimate about staring into Arya's eyes, without blinking, without wavering, and having her stare back at him with the same degree of focus and intensity.†
Chpt 24 *profoundly = with greatest intensity or emotional depth
- Every muscle in her body seemed to burn and tingle, and she felt an overwhelming urge to run, to flee, to put as much distance between herself and the creature as she could, for there seemed to be something profoundly wrong about the burrow grub.†
Chpt 48
- A brief but profound silence followed.†
Chpt 9
- For a moment, Horst did not move; then his eyes began to glisten and his expression changed to one of joy and relief so profound, it could have been mistaken for grief.†
Chpt 10
- Eragon had just opened his mouth to thank her when he felt the presence of a consciousness other than Saphira's pressing against his mind, vast and frightening and filled with the most profound melancholy: a sadness so great, Eragon's throat tightened and the colors of the world seemed to lose their luster.†
Chpt 12
- Seeing the water, he understood what it was Carn had done, and his already profound sense of horror increased.†
Chpt 21
- His fears and anxieties gradually drained out of him, leaving behind a profound emptiness that dulled the pain of his injuries and gave him a sense of unusual clarity.†
Chpt 24
- A profound sense of horror suffused Eragon.†
Chpt 29
- Silence pervaded the tent, short and profound.†
Chpt 37
- Then she looked into Murtagh's eyes, and she saw the guilt and self-loathing they contained, and a sense of profound sorrow overcame her.†
Chpt 45
- Her relief was profound.†
Chpt 48
- Knowing that her race was no longer doomed to extinction had lifted a shadow from her mind—a shadow that had lain there for as long as Eragon could remember—and her thoughts soared with a joy so profound, it seemed to make her eyes and scales sparkle brighter than normal.†
Chpt 56
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