What does abysmal mean?
Definitions for abysmal
əˈbɪz məlabysmal
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Princeton's WordNet
abysmaladjective
very great; limitless
"abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity"
abysmal, abyssal, unfathomableadjective
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
"the abyssal depths of the ocean"
Wiktionary
abysmaladjective
Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound; fathomless; immeasurable.
abysmaladjective
Extremely bad.
Etymology: * First attested in 1656.
Wikipedia
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.
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abysmal
Abysmal refers to something that is extremely bad, appalling, or impossibly low in quality or degree. The term is often used to describe conditions or situations that are hopeless or extremely negative. It can also refer to something that is profound or limitless, often in a negative sense, like a deep hole or chasm.
abysmal
Abysmal generally refers to something extremely bad, appalling, or extremely deep or profound. It is often used to describe a very low degree or standard, poor conditions or quality, or a terrible situation.
Webster Dictionary
Abysmaladjective
pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of abysmal in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of abysmal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of abysmal in a Sentence
NMDC share price is most likely to close @Rs.114 or above at the end of this month no matter where it is right now showing abysmal low.
Hampered by misstep after misstep, Kirstjen Nielsen's tenure at the Department of Homeland Security was a disaster from the start. It is clearer now than ever that the Trump Administration's border security and immigration policies - that she enacted and helped craft - have been an abysmal failure and have helped create the humanitarian crisis at the border.
[ Ghana ] has made some strides with regard to women's rights in some areas but has not done very well in other areas... women's role in public life is abysmal with attempts to get an affirmative action law in place not gone far.
The regime has launched these baseless allegations against her in an attempt to distract the international community from its abysmal treatment of the Cuban people, especially the ongoing arbitrary detention of dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer.
Our teachers are part of it, but we’re having kids learning in abysmal situations – no paper towels in the classrooms, no textbooks in the classroom, no chairs or not enough chairs for kids, we’re essentially throwing away a whole generation of Arizonans and their futures, and that’s unacceptable.
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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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