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abysmala‧bys‧mal /əˈbɪzməl/ adjective   abysmalOrigin: 1600-1700 abysm ‘abyss’ (14-20 centuries), from Old French abisme, from Late Latin abyssus; ➔ ABYSS - Living conditions were abysmal.
- And, besides, everyone knows second terms are abysmal.
- Dudley was recalled in 1587, and, despite his abysmal failures, was held in high esteem at court once again.
- I drive around today, gently despairing at some of the abysmal shapes that litter the roads.
- It is abysmal that a gossip writer should use spiky chit-chat from anonymous donors to make money and notoriety for herself.
- Surely, even by the abysmal standards of these people, we can survive without this organised slaughter?
- The heat was abysmal, and so, according to them, was their set.
very bad► awful/terrible/dreadful especially British English very bad: · The movie was awful.· Her house is in a terrible state.· a dreadful crime ► horrible very bad, especially in a way that shocks or upsets you: · He describes prison as ‘a horrible place’.· It was a horrible experience. ► disgusting smelling or tasting very bad: · The food was disgusting.· The fish smelled disgusting. ► lousy informal very bad or disappointing: · The weather has been lousy all week.· I’m fed up with this lousy job. ► ghastly British English informal very bad: · I’ve had a ghastly day.· a ghastly mistake ► severe severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad and serious: · The country faces severe economic problems.· severe delays· He suffered severe head injuries in a car crash. ► atrocious/appalling/horrendous extremely bad in a way that is shocking: · Her behaviour has been absolutely atrocious.· The country has an appalling human rights record. ► abysmal very bad and of a very low standard: · The team’s performance was abysmal.· the abysmal conditions in some prisons very bad or of bad quality SYN terrible:  The reunion was an abysmal failure.► see thesaurus at bad—abysmally adverb |