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Of, or resembling an abyss, especially in depth

Endless in depth or bounds, like an abyss

Extremely bad in standard or quality

Causing or inspiring fear, dread or alarm

Very great or extreme in amount or degree, typically in the negative sense

Extending deep or very far down

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Adjective

Of, or resembling an abyss, especially in depth

“The entrance had a metal drawbridge above an abysmal chasm of crystal prisms floating in darkness.”

Adjective

Endless in depth or bounds, like an abyss

“A casual question addressed to him on any one of these topics elicits a reply which discloses the abysmal depths of his own mental void.”

Adjective

Extremely bad in standard or quality

a load of pants

dissatisfactory

bargain-basement

not up to snuff

not up to scratch

less-than-stellar

good-for-nothing

leaving much to be desired

not up to standard

cheap and nasty

unable to do something for toffee

foolish-looking

strictly for the birds

no great shakes

end-of-the-pier

twopenny-halfpenny

lowest of the low

unable to do something to save one's life

very unpleasant

beyond contempt

indescribably bad

beyond description

indescribably wicked

indescribably evil

too horrible for words

of poor quality

undistinguished

run-of-the-mill

middle-of-the-road

nothing to write home about

run-of-the-mine

fair-to-middling

not good enough

common or garden

thrown together

of little value

of no financial value

of no consequence

fair to middling

unsophisticated

of negligible value

not up to expectations

bottom-of-barrel

would fetch nothing

leaving a lot to be desired

not all it's cracked up to be

of little worth

nickel-and-dime

dishonorable^US

inconsequential

not worth a hill of beans

of little financial value

beyond the pale

dishonourable^UK

of little consequence

of little importance

not worth mentioning

of no importance

nothing special

of no great concern

poverty-stricken

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“And he's so far not lived up to any single commitment that he's made, which is a pretty abysmal record.”

Adjective

Causing or inspiring fear, dread or alarm

poverty-stricken

ill-favoured^UK

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“What did it matter if the same messenger bore abysmal news of lords slaughtered in far places, of the troops of the Wolf Lord Raj Ahten striking all through the kingdoms of Rofehavan?”

Adjective

Very great or extreme in amount or degree, typically in the negative sense

“I'm sure to Father Walsh the room had its own order, and he knew where everything lay, but to the rest of us it was an abysmal mess.”

Adjective

Extending deep or very far down

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