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ABYSMAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
Example:
the abyssal depths of the ocean
Synonyms:
abysmal; abyssal; unfathomable
Classified under:
Similar:
deep (having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination)
Derivation:
abysm (a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Very great; limitless
Example:
abysmal stupidity
Classified under:
Similar:
immeasurable; immensurable; unmeasurable (impossible to measure)
