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abysmal
The definition of abysmal is something that is extremely bad or unfathomably appalling.
(adjective)An example of abysmal living conditions would be an unheated room with bugs in it.
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See abysmal in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- of or like an abyss; bottomless; unfathomable
- wretched to the point of despair; immeasurably bad: abysmal poverty
Origin: abysm + -al
Related Forms:
- abysmally adverb
See abysmal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Resembling an abyss in depth; unfathomable.
- Very profound; limitless: abysmal misery.
- Very bad: an abysmal performance.
Related Forms:
- a·bysˈmal·ly adverb
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