abysmal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈbɪzməl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈbɪzməl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə biz′məl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•bys•mal /əˈbɪzməl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of or like an abyss:abysmal depths.
  2. extremely bad or severe:abysmal weather.
a•bys•mal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•bys•mal  (ə biz′məl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of or like an abyss;
    immeasurably deep or great.
  2. extremely or hopelessly bad or severe:abysmal ignorance; abysmal poverty.
  • abysm + -al1 1650–60
a•bys′mal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abysmal / əˈbɪzməl/
  1. immeasurable; very great
  2. extremely bad
aˈbysmally
'abysmal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dismal - stinko - ultra-abysmal

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