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abysmal

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English

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Etymology

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Fromabysm +‎-al. Compareabyssal.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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abysmal (comparativemoreabysmal,superlativemostabysmal)

  1. (now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling anabyss.[First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]
    Synonyms:unending,profound,fathomless,immeasurable
  2. (figurative) Extremelybad;terrible.
    • 2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, inBBC Sport[1]:
      Robben curled an effort against the foot of the post from the edge of the box after being gifted the ball by anabysmal clearance from keeperStephan Andersen.

Derived terms

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Collocations

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with nouns
  • abysmal ignorance
  • abysmal record
  • abysmal performance
  • abysmal poverty
  • abysmal conditions
  • abysmal quality
  • abysmal result
  • abysmal service
  • abysmal failure

Translations

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pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profoundsee alsoabyssal,‎abysmic
extremely bad
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References

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  1. 1.01.1Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abysmal”, inThe Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.:Oxford University Press,→ISBN, page11.

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Portuguese

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Adjective

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abysmal m orf (pluralabysmaes)

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) ofabismal
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