as in deep
extending far downward
a desperate cry echoing from the abysmal reaches of the cave
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Recent Examples of abysmal
Bedard has been abysmal at the dot at a team-worst 29.3% (minimum 10 draws).
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
The 1899 Cleveland Spiders hold the all-time record for losses when the then National League team finished with an abysmal 20-134 record.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
The starters kept their lead steady, running in transition and limiting the Grizzlies to abysmal shooting from behind the arc.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
The luxury starkly contrasted with the abysmal conditions in the perilously unsafe mines.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
The 1899 Cleveland Spiders hold the all-time record for losses when the then National League team finished with an abysmal 20-134 record.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
The starters kept their lead steady, running in transition and limiting the Grizzlies to abysmal shooting from behind the arc.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
The luxury starkly contrasted with the abysmal conditions in the perilously unsafe mines.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Abysmal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abysmal. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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