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Definitions for abysmal
əˈbɪz məlabysmal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. abysmaladjective

    very great; limitless

    "abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity"

  2. abysmal, abyssal, unfathomableadjective

    resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable

    "the abyssal depths of the ocean"

Wiktionary

  1. abysmaladjective

    Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound; fathomless; immeasurable.

  2. abysmaladjective

    Extremely bad.

  3. Etymology: * First attested in 1656.

Wikipedia

  1. Abysmal

    Abysmal is the seventh studio album by American death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder. It was released on September 18, 2015 through Metal Blade Records. It was produced by Mark Lewis, who also produced The Black Dahlia Murder's albums Deflorate and Ritual, and the band's former bassist Ryan Williams, who also produced their preceding album Everblack. It is the band's final album to feature guitarist Ryan Knight before his departure in February 2016, and return in 2022.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Abysmaladjective

    pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of abysmal in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of abysmal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of abysmal in a Sentence

  1. Darren Soto:

    Hurricanes Irma and Maria have seen time and time again that colonial status is simply not working, look no further than the abysmal Hurricane Maria recovery efforts and the draconian PROMESA law to prove this point all too well.

  2. Ernie Crey:

    The record of the federal government where consultation is concerned is abysmal at best.

  3. Jess Morris:

    I can't afford the flight, I can't afford an abortion. Anyways, I don't think we should be considered criminals for wanting one, repealing the 8th [amendment] hasn't happened because Ireland is controlled by the church. Religion has no place in the constitution. It's so abysmal that this country is allowing this to go on. Women are dying.

  4. Jonathan Hatami:

    The Cachu case is one of way too many that shows the nation that George Gascon’s policies, directives and so-called reforms are a failure, his ‘data and science’ was flawed and completely untrue and his 18-month social experiment has been an abysmal failure.

  5. Academy Awards.Lady Gaga:

    First of all... social media, quite frankly, is the toilet of the internet and what it's done to pop culture is abysmal, people saw love and, guess what, that's what we wanted to you to see. This is a love song.

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  • سيئArabic
  • бездъненBulgarian
  • uhyggeligDanish
  • miserabel, abgründig, abgrundtief, erbärmlich, jämmerlichGerman
  • απερίγραπτος, απύθμενος, απειροβαθής, άπατος, αβυσσαλέος, ανεκδιήγητοςGreek
  • abismajEsperanto
  • insondable, abismal, desastroso, atrozSpanish
  • بی پایانPersian
  • kelvoton, pohjaton, surkea, hirvittävä, kammottava, kauhea, toivoton, äärimmäinenFinnish
  • exécrable, abyssal, terrible, épouvantableFrench
  • निराHindi
  • feneketlenHungarian
  • abissaleItalian
  • ひどいですJapanese
  • abysmalNorwegian
  • beznadziejnyPolish
  • abismalPortuguese
  • бездонный, отвратительныйRussian
  • غیر معمولیUrdu

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