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abysmal

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized
əˈbɪz.məl

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
    archaic
  2. Extremely bad; terrible.
    figuratively

Equivalents

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Examples

“The latter [geology] gives one the same sort⟳ of bewildering view⟳ of the abysmal extent of Time that Astronomy does of Space. [First attested in the early 19ᵗʰ century.]”
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

abysmic Abyss. abyssal abyssal blue abyssic Abyssin

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