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abysmal
abysmal
adjective abys·mal \ə-ˈbiz-məl, a-\
: extremely poor or bad
Full Definition of ABYSMAL
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a : having immense or fathomless extension downward, backward, or inward <an abysmal cliff> b : immeasurably great : profound <abysmal ignorance> c : immeasurably low or wretched <abysmal living conditions of the poor>
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Examples of ABYSMAL
- They were living in abysmal ignorance.
- <a desperate cry echoing from the abysmal reaches of the cave>
First Known Use of ABYSMAL
circa 1656
Related to ABYSMAL
- Synonyms
- deep, bottomless, profound
- Antonyms
- shallow, shoal, skin-deep, superficial, surface
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