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Meanings of abysmal in anglès

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

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Examples for "unfathomable"
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At such an unfathomable time there are a lot of important questions.
Radio NZ
2
To appreciably extend human understanding often seems to require unfathomable intellectual leaps.
The Guardian
3
And here lies the trouble,-inthe unfathomable, disheartening duplicity of the race.
Italian Journeys
4
Every individual soul in the world is composed of two unfathomable abysses.
The Complex Vision
5
But English cricket has a history of unfathomable decisions and bungling administrators.
The Guardian
1
Of the vast shell that ferries Lord Nodens across his abyssal kingdom.
Future Lovecraft
2
No removal of structures from the abyssal plain, on pain of ditto.
The Jennifer Morgue
3
Cold and quiet as abyssal fish, the grindylow merely watched her, flicking their tails.
The Scar
4
None of the lights of the earth can compare with those of this abyssal world.
Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel
5
She tastes right to their minions, the abyssal polyps.
The Jennifer Morgue
Usage of abysmal in anglès
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However, the public charging infrastructure is abysmal and unreliable in rural areas.
The Irish Times
2
One question should be asked here: why is Sky's coverage so abysmal?
The Irish Times
3
However, two abysmal polls this week appeared to have sealed his fate.
Radio NZ
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This Government's record in relation to road safety enforcement has been abysmal.
The Irish Times
5
I look at things in shops and think the quality is abysmal.
The Guardian
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The result of all this is a nation with abysmal voter turnout.
News.com.au
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What she'd produced last night looked abysmal by the light of day.
Discord's apple
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It was abysmal! It felt good to be the expert for once.
Year Zero
9
Where on earth did that abysmal Irish performance on Sunday come from?
The Irish Times
10
The Yankees, meanwhile, were abysmal when it came to age and injuries.
The Yankee Years
11
She lets out an abysmal howl that lasts for over 40 minutes.
The Guardian
12
Pay some of that forward and try being a less abysmal person.
Ebony
13
At last, a wee bit of energy injected into an abysmal match.
The Guardian
14
And the last silence was abysmal, like the last glance of eternity.
The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories
15
East Carolina is off to an abysmal start under coach Scottie Montgomery.
Reuters
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The former European champions have an abysmal record at the World Cup.
Reuters
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Ireland
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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