Meaning & use
abysmal
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Extremely bad; appallingly poor in quality.
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The team's abysmal defense cost them the championship.
Reviewers called the film's script abysmal, despite strong performances from the cast.
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Abysmal comes from 'abyss,' evoking a bottomless depth, and is used to emphasize just how bad something is.
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