adjective
describing the depth of something as reaching up to the ankle
adverb
modifying a verb or adjective to describe the depth as being up to the ankle
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The floodwaters were ankle deep in the streets after the heavy rain.
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I stepped into a puddle and got my shoes ankle deep in water.
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I was ankle deep in homework last night, it took me hours to finish.
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She was ankle deep in debt and didn't know how to get out of it.