abysmal
adj.
1650s, formed in English from abysm + -al(1). Weakened sense of "extremely bad" is first recorded 1904, perhaps from abysmal ignorance (suggestive of its "depth"), an expression attested from 1847. Related: Abysmally.
| 词汇 | abysmal |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary abysmal adj. 1650s, formed in English from abysm + -al(1). Weakened sense of "extremely bad" is first recorded 1904, perhaps from abysmal ignorance (suggestive of its "depth"), an expression attested from 1847. Related: Abysmally. |
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