ABYSMAL


Meaning of ABYSMAL in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ə - ' biz-m ə l, a-

Function: adjective

Date: circa 1656

1 a : having immense or fathomless extension downward, backward, or inward <an abysmal cliff> b : immeasurably great : PROFOUND < abysmal ignorance> c : immeasurably low or wretched < abysmal living conditions of the poor>

2 : ABYSSAL 2

– abys · mal · ly \ -m ə -l ē \ adverb

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