Associations to the word «Abysmal»

Wiktionary

ABYSMAL, adjective. (now) (rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; unending; profound; fathomless; immeasurable. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABYSMAL, adjective. (figurative) Bottomless; extremely bad.

Dictionary definition

ABYSMAL, adjective. Very great; limitless; "abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity".
ABYSMAL, adjective. Resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the ocean".

Wise words

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