knee-deep
See also: kneedeep
English
Etymology
From Middle English kne-depe, equivalent to knee + deep.
Adjective
knee-deep (not comparable)
- Reaching up to the knees.
- Submerged to the knees.
- (figuratively, by extension) Deeply involved in something, or preoccupied with something.
Derived terms
Translations
reaching up to the knees
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