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What does abysmal mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word abysmal? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  2. (figuratively) extremely bad; terrible.
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Other reasons were poor roads and abysmal vehicle maintenance and, according to some Russian citizens, the high car-ownership among Georgians.
A pox on all gear designers who've never field-tested their abysmal creations.
Carlow's league campaign has descended from early promise to an abysmal second half display against Wexford last time out.
York University had an abysmal five per cent turnout, in part because in the previous year they hadn't had an election.
There was no denying Ballylinan's superiority as they completely overshadowed an abysmal Rock performance.
But maybe that phone number screw-up is just so abysmal that it's got to be graded a failure.

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