abysmally

Variant of abysmal

abysmal definition

abys·mal (ə biz′məl)

adjective

  1. of or like an abyss; bottomless; unfathomable
  2. wretched to the point of despair; immeasurably bad abysmal poverty

Etymology: abysm + -al

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