abysmal

adj.

1. Resembling an abyss in depth; unfathomable.
2. Very profound; limitless: abysmal misery.
3. Very bad: an abysmal performance.

abysmally a·bys'mal·ly adv.

adjective

1. Extending far downward or inward from a surface: deep, profound. See surface/depth.
2. Open wide: abyssal, cavernous, gaping, yawning. See wide/narrow.

adj

Definition: extending deeply into something
Antonyms: low

adj

Definition: to a great extent; immeasurable
Antonyms: infinite

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IN BRIEF: Immeasurably great.

The jungle frightened the travelers, because it seemed abysmal.

Tutor's tip: Anything that is "abysmal" is immeasurably large, while only things that pertain to the lowest depths of the sea are "abyssal."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - afgrundsdyb, dybsindig, bundløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
waardeloos, hopeloos

Français (French)
adj. - épouvantable, catastrophique, sans bornes, exécrable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bodenlos, unergründlich, schrecklich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αβυσσαλέος, απύθμενος, (μτφ.) φοβερός, ανεκδιήγητος

Italiano (Italian)
abissale, profondo, -(fam.) pessimo, molto cattivo, terribile, spaventoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - abismal, profundo, insondável

Русский (Russian)
бездонный, глубокий, ужасный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - abismal, insondable, muy profundo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - avgrundsdjup, bottenlös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
深不可测的, 无底的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 深不可測的, 無底的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 끝없이 깊은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 底知れぬ, 奈落の, 実にひどい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سحيق لا قعر له‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רע מאד, מוחלט, עמוק‬

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