Meanings
adjectivebone-deep (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparableExtremely deep or profound (emotionally).
Parody, in its purest form, is an act of both mockery and appreciation. True masters of the practice possess a bone-deep understanding of their targets; they skewer because they love—or at least, because they’ve done their homework.
2014 June 26, A. A. Dowd, “Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler Spoof Rom-com Clichés in They Came Together”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2017Antonyms: skin-deep
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveExtremely deep or profound (emotionally).
Opposite
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APA
bone-deep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone-deep
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“bone-deep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone-deep. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bone-deep,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone-deep.
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