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abysmal

adjective/ɐ.biʒ.ˈmal/medium

a·bis·mal

Definition

Relating to an abyss; of immense depth; extremely deep, great, or intense.
The Mariana Trench reaches an abysmal depth.
There was an abysmal silence in the forest at night.
Common collocations
abysmal depthabysmal ignoranceabysmal silence

Etymology

Do latim abysmalis, de abyssus 'abismo' + -alis.

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