Definitions for abysmal
əˈbɪz məlabysmal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

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1. abysmaladjective

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

2. abysmaladjective

   Extremely bad.

3. Etymology: * First attested in 1656.

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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.

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1. 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.

2. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Brad Pitt:

   Most of our films, which I feel is a mistake, get defined by the opening weekend. They'll say it's a hit or it's a miss. But all of my favorite films, I found them well after the fact, history is rife with films that we love today that were abysmal' bombs' on their opening weekend. And we find them later, or we catch up with them.

2. 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.

3. Grace Fosu:

   [ 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.

4. Nicole Neily:

   It's abundantly clear that parents are concerned about the quality of education — Virginia recently posted staggering learning loss numbers over the course of the pandemic, which compounds the already abysmal proficiency rates in the state, when schools obsessively focus on DEI initiatives, that's time and resources that are not being spent on core curriculum.

5. Jonathan Ashworth:

   Outside of the city seats, if you are in small-town Midlands and North, it's abysmal out there. They don't like Conservative Party PM Boris Johnson, but they can't stand Jeremy Corbyn and they think Labour's blocked Brexit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abysmal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Abysmal
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abysmal
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abysmal
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=abysmal