All 5 Uses of
profound
in
Killing Kennedy
- Back in 1963, few Americans understood how profoundly the assassination of JFK would change the country.†
p. 2.8 *profoundly = with greatest intensity or emotional depth
- The image of Lincoln gazing over his shoulder is profoundly moving as King calls upon the spirit of the Emancipation Proclamation.†
p. 203.8
- The president's only complaint about his wife is that Jackie has a profound indifference to fiscal discipline.†
p. 73.7
- Jackie revels in the Mona Lisa's presence with a feeling of profound success, for it was her persistent dream to bring the world's most famous painting to the National Gallery of Art, in Washington.†
p. 136.9
- As the crowd on the Mall erupts in applause, knowing they have just seen and heard a profound moment in their nation's history, John Kennedy turns to Bobby and passes judgment on what he has just seen.†
p. 204.0
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