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.