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What is the adjective for depth?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb deepen which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

deep
  1. (heading, of a physical distance) Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.
    1. Extending far down from the top or surface; having its bottom far down.
    2. Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction away from a point of reference.
    3. In a (specified) number of rows or layers.
    4. Thick.
    5. Voluminous.
    6. A long way inside; situated far in or back.
  2. (heading, intellectual, social) Complex, involved.
    1. Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.
    2. To a significant, not superficial, extent.
    3. Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.
    4. Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
  3. (sound, voice) Low in pitch.
  4. (of a color) Dark and highly saturated.
  5. (sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).
  6. Immersed, submerged (in).
  7. Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “On the left side of the trail was a deep ravine, dropping abruptly from the roadbed.”
      “Perhaps somebody with deep pockets can help me get out of this financial mess I'm in.”
      “The shelves of the bookcase were quite deep, ideal for storing large encyclopedias.”
depthless
  1. Having no depth, or having a depth that is impossible to determine
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “It was as if a hole had been carved through the very fabric of the earth, a depthless pit formed reaching beyond even the stars.”
      “The depthless well was thoroughly insufficient for the farmers' needs.”
      “Like pride, this depthless argument generally goes before a fall.”
deepfelt
deepsome
  1. Deep or somewhat deep; deepish.
deepmost
  1. Deepest; at the greatest depth.
deepe
  1. Obsolete spelling of deep
deepish
  1. Somewhat deep.
deepest
  1. superlative form of deep: most deep.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “We are reaching the point where the process of rationalization is conflicting with the deepest human needs.”
      “This isn't to claim our deepest convictions guide us only so far as the whimsy of the moment will allow.”
      “She was clandestine, but probably wasn't exactly working under the deepest cover around.”
deeper
  1. comparative form of deep: more deep
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Offered a chance to walk his gaffe back, the poor fellow only digs himself deeper.”
      “Sheffield followed by taking him even deeper, walloping a towering homer into the upper left-field deck.”
      “Schlosser believes the damage wrought by fast food companies on America is even deeper than adding inches to the national waistline.”
deepened
deepening
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