Learn English – Deep vs Deeply in the sentence

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Atlantic Ocean has a deeply/deep indented coast line which facilitates
trading and other mercantile activities.

My understanding says deeply would be the appropriate choice. But I'm not sure.

Best Answer

They mean two different things; which one you want depends on which meaning you want.
As a side note, it should be written as The Atlantic Ocean rather than just Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean has a deeply indented coast line which facilitates trading and other mercantile activities.

This indicates a greater magnitude of indentation of the coast line.

The Atlantic Ocean has a deep indented coast line which facilitates trading and other mercantile activities.

This would likely be written with a comma (deep, indeted coast line), and means that the coast line is both deep and indented.

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