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abyssal
  1. (archaic) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  2. (geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
  3. (geology) Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth's crust; plutonic. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Bottom-living marine-invertebrate species are not scattered randomly across the sea floor from the high-tide line to abyssal depths.”
      “Geologists know it as an area of mysterious abyssal hot spots where sediments may hold millions of dollars worth of precious metals.”
      “The incoming sediments beneath the 3 km deep Oman abyssal plain consist of 3 km of Makran sands that are derived from the north.”
abysmal
  1. (now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  2. (figuratively) extremely bad; terrible.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The entrance had a metal drawbridge above an abysmal chasm of crystal prisms floating in darkness.”
      “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.”
      “And he's so far not lived up to any single commitment that he's made, which is a pretty abysmal record.”
abyssopelagic
  1. Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Zones which vary according to their depth include the epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, abyssopelagic, and hadopelagic zones.”
      “If the water is exceptionally deep, the pelagic zone below 4000 m is sometimes called the lower midnight or abyssopelagic zone.”
      “They are not generally found at abyssopelagic or hadopelagic depths or on the abyssal plain.”
abyssolithic
  1. Of or pertaining to an abyssolith. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
abyssobenthic
  1. Occurring on or related to the ocean floor of the abyssal zone.
abyssalbenthic
  1. Alternative form of abyssobenthic
abyssalpelagic
  1. Alternative form of abyssopelagic
abysslike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of an abyss.
abysmic
  1. abysmal; like an abyss
  2. Examples:
    1. “The spacial depths between the glittering threads of the web and the chef seemed abysmic and prodigious. He might have belonged to another realm.”
abyssic
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