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   A·bys·mal

   /əˈbizm(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. extremely bad; appalling: "the quality of her work is abysmal" Similar very baddreadfulawfulterriblefrightfulatrociousdisgracefuldeplorableshamefulwoefulhopelesslamentablelaughablesubstandardpoorinadequateinferiorunsatisfactoryinformal:rottenappallingcrummypatheticpitifuluselesslousyshockingdirethe pitsduffchronica load of pantspantspoxyvulgar slang:chickenshitOpposite superb
   • 2. very deep: literary "waterfalls that plunge into abysmal depths" Similar profoundextremeuttercompletethoroughdeependlessimmeasurableboundlessincalculableunfathomablebottomless

   Word Origin mid 17th century (used literally as in abysmal (sense 2)): from abysm. abysmal (sense 1) dates from the early 19th century.

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