
adj.
- Resembling an abyss in depth; unfathomable.
- Very profound; limitless: abysmal misery.
- Very bad: an abysmal performance.
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Fowler's Modern English Usage:
abysmal, abyssal |
The day was hot, the organisation...excellent, and the cricket of generally abysmal quality—Wisden Cricket Monthly, 1992
Video ads have been tried many times before and, each time, have been abysmal failures—Aardvark Daily, New Zealand English 2004 [Old English (up to 1150)C]
The US is not alone in its abysmal ignorance of the democratic processes of countries it considers its staunchest allies—Cherwell Magazine Online, 2005 [Old English (up to 1150)C]
(literal) Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea—P. Allardice, 1990.
| abuse noun., abstract nouns, absolve | |
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abysmal |
Definition: extending deeply into something
Antonyms: low
adj
Definition: to a great extent; immeasurable
Antonyms: infinite
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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
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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