abysmal

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/əˈbɪz.məl/
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/əˈbɪz.məl/ · [əˈbɪz.ml̩]

Definition of abysmal

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (archaic)Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
    “The latter [geology] gives one the same sort of bewildering view of the abysmal extent of Time that Astronomy does of Space. [First attested in the early 19ᵗʰ century.]”
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adj

  1. (archaic)Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
    “The latter [geology] gives one the same sort of bewildering view of the abysmal extent of Time that Astronomy does of Space. [First attested in the early 19ᵗʰ century.]”
  2. (figuratively)Extremely bad; terrible.
    “Robben curled an effort against the foot of the post from the edge of the box after being gifted the ball by an abysmal clearance from keeper Stephan Andersen.”

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Etymology

From abysm + -al. Compare abyssal.

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