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Capt. Bess Kidd Capt. Bess Kidd is offline
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Default ELLago Coffee Co is offical


"Lloyd Bonafide" wrote:

Not everyone who stops at a car wreck is there to help.

Lloyd


That is profounding!

pro·found /pr?'fa?nd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled
Pronunciation[pruh-found] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
adjective, -er, -est, noun
-adjective 1. penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or
knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
2. originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being;
profound grief.
3. being or going far beneath what is superficial, external, or
obvious: profound insight.
4. of deep meaning; of great and broadly inclusive significance: a
profound book.
5. pervasive or intense; thorough; complete: a profound silence.
6. extending, situated, or originating far down, or far beneath the
surface: the profound depths of the ocean.
7. low: a profound bow.
8. deep.
-noun Literary. 9. something that is profound.
10. the deep sea; ocean.
11. depth; abyss.


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[Origin: 1275-1325; ME AF L profundus deep, vast, equiv. to pro- pro-1 +
fundus bottom (see found2)]

-Related forms
pro·found·ly, adverb
pro·found·ness, noun


-Synonyms 1. deep, sagacious.
-Antonyms 1. shallow, superficial.