different between profoundly vs groundly

English

Etymology

profound +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???fa?ndli/
• Hyphenation: pro?found?ly

Adverb

profoundly (comparative more profoundly, superlative most profoundly)

1. (manner) With depth, meaningfully.

   He thought and wrote profoundly.

2. (evaluative) Very importantly.

   More profoundly, it has shaken our most fundamental assumptions.

3. (degree) Deeply; very; strongly or forcefully.

   From his childhood, she was profoundly troubled.

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• groundley (obsolete)
• groundlie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English grundlich (“profound, radical, solid”), equivalent to ground +? -ly. Cognate with German gründlich (“thorough, careful, deep, profound”), Swedish grundlig (“thorough, in depth, profound, radical”).

Adjective

groundly (comparative more groundly, superlative most groundly)

1. (rare, archaic) Thorough, complete; solid; deep; profound

Adverb

groundly (comparative more groundly, superlative most groundly)

1. (rare, archaic) To the very ground, to the very bottom; thoroughly, completely; solidly; deeply; profoundly
   • 1856, John Marston, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, The works of John Marston:

     Those whom princes do once groundly hate, Let them provide to die as sure us fate.

Related terms

• ground