bone-deep
Down to marrow
Bone-deep describes something that penetrates to the very core of a person or thing, suggesting depth, permanence, and intensity.
The image is of something that goes all the way through flesh to reach the skeleton.
A bone-deep chill is one that makes you feel cold throughout your body.
Bone-deep exhaustion or bone-deep conviction suggests feelings so profound they seem to have settled into the structure of one's being.
Intensely meaningful or insightful
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- visceralArising from deep instinct
- intenseExtreme in degree
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
consuming · aching · yearning · longing · grief · sorrow · devotion · conviction
Soft bone interior
- skeletalOf or like bones
- achingExperiencing dull pain
- penetratingPassing into or through
- coreCentral essential portion
cartilage · joint · fracture · osteo · calcium · collagen · periosteum · medullary
Cold sensation or relaxation
- freezingExtremely cold
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
- penetratingPassing into or through
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
numbing · icy · frigid · piercing · raw · shivering · hypothermic · frostbitten
profound
Intensely meaningful or insightful
overwhelming · consuming · aching · yearning · longing · grief · sorrow · devotion · conviction · instinctive
marrow
Soft bone interior
- skeletalOf or like bones
- achingExperiencing dull pain
- penetratingPassing into or through
core · cartilage · joint · fracture · osteo · calcium · collagen · periosteum · medullary · osseous
chill
Cold sensation or relaxation
- freezingExtremely cold
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
- penetratingPassing into or through
biting · numbing · icy · frigid · piercing · raw · shivering · hypothermic · frostbitten · winter
weariness
State of being drained
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- drainedEmptied of resources
spent · worn · hollowed · exhausted · aching · weary · tired · wrung-out · sapped · empty