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abysmal

[uh-biz-muhl] / əˈbɪz məl /


ADJECTIVE
extending deeply
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As a witness to the New York Mets’ abysmal inaugural season, Casey Stengel once remarked: “Been in this game one hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Such an action would be "abysmal", Parnes added.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

For the rest of the time, the returns were abysmal.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Two years ago, the Bruins were headed for what looked like a truly abysmal season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Was it Kelton who persuaded him, I wonder—or was it because I corroborated his abysmal view of humanity?

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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