abysmal
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abysmal (comparative more abysmal, superlative most abysmal)
- (now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; unending; profound; fathomless; immeasurable. [First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]
- Carlyle
- Geology gives one the same abysmal extent of time that astronomy does of space. [First attested in the early 19th century.][1]
- Carlyle
- (figuratively, colloquial) Bottomless; extremely bad.
- 2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, BBC Sport:
- 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.
- 2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, BBC Sport:
Usage notes[edit]
- Nouns to which "abysmal" is often applied: ignorance, record, performance, poverty, conditions, quality, perplexity, result.
Translations[edit]
pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound
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extremely bad
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 11:
External links[edit]
- abysmal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- abysmal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
