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Vinony

abysmal

adjective

  1. generally terrible, in the absolute lowest ranges
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈbɪz.məl/ / [əˈbɪz.ml̩]

adj

Etymology: From abysm + -al. Compare abyssal.

  1. Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.

    “The latter [geology] gives one the same sort of bewildering view of the abysmal extent of Time that Astronomy does of Space. [First attested in the early 19ᵗʰ century.]”

  2. Extremely bad; terrible.

    “Robben curled an effort against the foot of the post from the edge of the box after being gifted the ball by an abysmal clearance from keeper Stephan Andersen.”