adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Living conditions were abysmal .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And, besides, everyone knows second terms are abysmal .
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Dudley was recalled in 1587, and, despite his abysmal failures, was held in high esteem at court once again.
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I drive around today, gently despairing at some of the abysmal shapes that litter the roads.
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It is abysmal that a gossip writer should use spiky chit-chat from anonymous donors to make money and notoriety for herself.
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Surely, even by the abysmal standards of these people, we can survive without this organised slaughter?
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The heat was abysmal , and so, according to them, was their set.