knee-deep
English
adj
Definitions
- Reaching up to the knees.
- Submerged to the knees.
- (figuratively) Deeply involved in something, or preoccupied with something.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English kne-depe compound from English knee + English deep.
Origin
English
deep
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aknee English
- deep English
- deep blue sea English
- deep sea English
- deep-dish pizza English
- deep-seated English
- deep-set English
- deep-throat English
- deepen English
- deepfelt English
- deepie English
- deepish English
- deepity English
- deeply English
- deepmost English
- deepness English
- deepsome English
- deepwater English
- depth English
- foredeep English
- heartdeep English
- knee English
- knee-breeches English
- knee-high English
- knee-jerk English
- kneeband English
- kneebar English
- kneeboard English
- kneebound English
- kneebuckle English
- kneecap English
- kneeful English
- kneegrow English
- kneehole English
- kneejoint English
- kneejointed English
- kneel English
- kneeless English
- kneelet English
- kneelike English
- kneepan English
- kneepiece English
- kneeprint English
- kneeroom English
- kneesie English
- kneesies English
- kneetop English
- midknee English
- nondeep English
- overknee English
- pushknee English
- semideep English
- superdeep English
- ultradeep English
- depe Middle English
- kne Middle English
- kne-depe Middle English
- dipi Sranan Tongo
- knee
- deep
- kneel
- depth
- aknee
- deepie
- deeply
- deepen
- kneelet
- kneecap
- deepity
- kneebar
- kneesie
- nondeep
- midknee
- deepish
- kneetop
- kneeful
- kneepan
- semideep
- deep-set
- kneegrow
- deepfelt
- kneelike
- deep sea
- pushknee
- deepsome
- kneeband
- kneehole
- kneesies
- foredeep
- overknee
- deepness
- kneeroom
- deepmost
- kneeless
- kneebound
- ultradeep
- kneejoint
- kneepiece
- heartdeep
- kneeprint
- superdeep
- knee-high
- kneeboard
- knee-jerk
- deepwater
- kneebuckle
- kneejointed
- deep-seated
- deep-throat
- deep blue sea
- knee-breeches
- deep-dish pizza