ABYSMAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

the abyssal depths of the ocean

Synonyms:

abysmal; abyssal; unfathomable

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

deep (having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination)

Derivation:

abysm (a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Very great; limitless

Example:

abysmal stupidity