abysmal
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abysmal
- /əˈbɪz.məl/
- [əˈbɪz.ml̩]
Rhymes with -ɪzməl
Where it comes from
From abysm + -al. Compare abyssal.
adjective more abysmal · most abysmal
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Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
The latter [geology] gives one the same sort of bewildering view of the abysmal extent of Time that Astronomy does of Space.
Similar: unending, profound, fathomless, immeasurable
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Extremely bad; terrible.
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.
Similar: dreadful, atrocious, awful, appalling · Opposite: excellent, wonderful, superb
Translations
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adj pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound
| Español | abismal |
|---|---|
| Português | abismal |
| Français | abyssal |
| Deutsch | abgründig, abgrundtief |
| Italiano | abissale |
| Ελληνικά | αβυσσαλέος avyssaléos, απύθμενος apýthmenos, απειροβαθής apeirovathís, άπατος ápatos |
| Русский | бездо́нный bezdónnyj |
adj extremely bad
| 中文 | 無可救藥 /无可救药 wúkějiùyào, 爛透 /烂透 làntòu |
|---|---|
| Português | abismal |
| Français | épouvantable, terrible, exécrable |
| Deutsch | erbärmlich, jämmerlich, unterirdisch, unter aller Sau |
| Italiano | disastroso, pessimo |
| Ελληνικά | ανεκδιήγητος anekdiígitos, απερίγραπτος aperígraptos |
| Русский | отврати́тельный otvratítelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "abysmal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abysmal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. abysmal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abysmal "abysmal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abysmal.Cite this
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title = {abysmal},
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