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Definition of Abysmal
1. Adjective. Very great; limitless. "Abysmal stupidity"
2. Adjective. Resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable. "The abyssal depths of the ocean"
Definition of Abysmal
1. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound.
Definition of Abysmal
1. Adjective. Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound; fathomless; immeasurable. ¹
2. Adjective. Extremely bad. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abysmal
1. immeasurably deep [adj]
Medical Definition of Abysmal
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound. "Geology gives one the same abysmal extent of time that astronomy does of space." (Carlyle) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abysmal
Literary usage of Abysmal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1907)
"The pelagic and abysmal life of the Devonian.—Concerning the pelagic life of the
Devonian nothing is known except as it may be obscurely suggested by the ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Or the depths may be figurative: Geology gives one the same abysmal extent of
Time that Astronomy does of Space —Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling, ..."
3. The Building and Ornamental Stones of Wisconsin by Ernest Robertson Buckley (1898)
"abysmal Deposits. In the abysmal parts of the ocean, various deposits of ooze
are now being formed, but it is thought that these have never contributed to ..."
4. Raemaekers' Cartoons: With Accompanying Notes by Well-Known English Writers by Louis Raemaekers (1916)
"The obtuseness of the Allies is so abysmal (it is again and again complained in
the Reichstag and through Wolff) that they are unable to see that Germany is ..."
5. Sidelights on American Literature by Fred Lewis Pattee (1922)
"We can imagine his sardonic chuckle when the "abysmal brute" broke loose in
Belgium and his squeamish countrymen shuddered in such ghastly horror. ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"abysmal DEPOSITS are accumulations at the bottom of the ocean at great depths
... Although there is a vast amount of minute animal life at these abysmal ..."
7. The Radical by Sidney H.. Morse, Joseph B.. Marvin (1869)
"THE abysmal FATHER. [Sed nunc de Profundis, Clamavi."\ I CANNOT find thee, God,
Though I search the holy places Where I hear thy feet have trod. ..."
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