The phrase "deeply poisoned" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used to describe someone or something that has been affected in a severe or irreversible way because of negative influences. For example: "The people of the small town had been deeply poisoned by the suspicious behavior of their mayor."
But Nunn gives us little sense that Elsinore is a deeply corrupt tyranny poisoned by usurpation.
The final scene of "Blood Knot" depicts with a combination of surreal humor and harrowing cruelty how deeply the poison of apartheid has entered their spirits.
The transgression on which "Born Bad" turns may by now be familiar territory, but the achievement of the play is to make us feel with a visceral force how deeply its poison reaches into the lives of those it touches.
This leads to a deeply unpleasant exchange of words, including assorted "well-meaning," poisoned clichés that we are all of course beyond now.
"His actions were not only deeply injurious to the specific parties involved, but have poisoned the academic community," according to the Feb. 18 letter.
One of the most remarkable aspects of Mr. Holbrook's career is that while he has drunk deeply from the well of impersonation he has not been poisoned by typecasting.
This was outrageous -- and indicated how deeply a climate of fear and vindictiveness had taken hold in and poisoned Washington as legislators on all sides of an issue fought over the course of public policy.
They rushed to show they could do something before the holidays, and passed a deeply flawed tax bill, poisoning what little bipartisan goodwill was left in Congress.
The farmers have also known each other for years, and some of them have nursed long-held, deeply felt grudges; some insinuated or accused others of cheating; one spoke of racism, another of dubious leases, hidden backers and poisoned wells.
