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abysmal

[uh-biz-muhl] / əˈbɪz məl /


ADJECTIVE
extending deeply
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Abysmal earnings have held back small-caps in recent years.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Abysmal conditions inside the buildings have been flagged repeatedly in court filings, inspection reports and other city records since the 1970s.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2021

Abysmal sales figures, idled production lines and the still-parked 737 fleet further tell the grim story.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2020

Abysmal snowpack in the Rockies would put about one-quarter the normal amount of water into the Colorado River that season.

From Scientific American • Jun. 2, 2015

The first Abysmal God without beginning begets a comprehensible will which is Son.

From Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries by Jones, Rufus Matthew




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