/ prəˈfaʊndli; NAmE / adverb
1.
in a way that has a very great effect on sb/sth :
We are profoundly affected by what happens to us in childhood.
2.
( medical ) very seriously; completely :
profoundly deaf
/ prəˈfaʊndli; NAmE / adverb
1.
in a way that has a very great effect on sb/sth :
We are profoundly affected by what happens to us in childhood.
2.
( medical ) very seriously; completely :
profoundly deaf
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005