αβυσσαλέος — meaning in English

English meaning

• abysmal adj Extremely bad; of very poor quality.
• abyssal adj So deep that it seems to have no bottom.

Senses

αβυσσαλέος is used for these senses in English:

• abysmal (now, rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
• abyssal (archaic) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

abysmal — full definition

1. adj Extremely bad; of very poor quality.
2. adj Resembling a bottomless pit; immense and deep.

abyssal — full definition

1. adj So deep that it seems to have no bottom.
2. adj Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean, far below the surface.
3. adj Describes rock that formed very deep inside the earth's crust.
4. adj Extremely dark and hopeless in mood.

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