"deep-grounded" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more deep-grounded [comparative], most deep-grounded [superlative], deepgrounded [alternative]
Etymology: From deep + ground + -ed. Compare German tiefgründig (“profound”), German Low German deepgrünnig (“profound”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|deep|ground|-ed}} deep + ground + -ed, {{cog|de|tiefgründig|t=profound}} German tiefgründig (“profound”), {{cog|nds-de|deepgrünnig|t=profound}} German Low German deepgrünnig (“profound”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} deep-grounded (comparative more deep-grounded, superlative most deep-grounded)
  1. (rare) Profound. Tags: rare
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