Associations to the word «Abysmal»

Wiktionary

ABYSMAL, adjective. (now) (rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; unending; profound; fathomless; immeasurable. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABYSMAL, adjective. (figurative) Bottomless; extremely bad.

Dictionary definition

ABYSMAL, adjective. Very great; limitless; "abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity".
ABYSMAL, adjective. Resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the ocean".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley