abysmal ignorance.
SYNONYM(S): immeasurable, unfathomable.The system of teaching was abysmal (Punch).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
a|bys´mal|ly — a|bys|mal «uh BIHZ muhl», adjective. 1. too deep or great to be measured; bottomless: »abysmal ignorance. SYNONYM(S): immeasurable, unfathomable. 2. Informal. extremely bad; of very low quality; miserable: »The system of teaching was abysmal… … Useful english dictionary
abysmal — a|bys|mal [ ə bızml ] adjective extremely bad or low in quality: APPALLING: Some of the teaching was abysmal. an abysmal failure ╾ a|bys|mal|ly adverb: The local police failed abysmally … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
abysmal — a•bys•mal [[t]əˈbɪz məl[/t]] adj. 1) of or like an abyss; immeasurably deep or great: abysmal ignorance[/ex] 2) extremely or hopelessly bad or severe: abysmal weather[/ex] • Etymology: 1650–60 a•bys′mal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
Abysmal — A*bys mal, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound. [1913 Webster] Geology gives one the same abysmal extent of time that astronomy does of space. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abysmally — A*bys mal*ly, adv. To a fathomless depth; profoundly. Abysmally ignorant. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abysmal — a|bys|mal [əˈbızməl] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: abysm abyss (14 20 centuries), from Old French abisme, from Late Latin abyssus; ABYSS] very bad or of bad quality = ↑terrible ▪ The reunion was an abysmal failure. >abysmally adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
Grammaire galloise — Article principal : Gallois. La grammaire galloise partage de nombreux traits communs avec celle des autres langues celtiques insulaires : un type morphologique principalement flexionnel avec des tendances analytiques une… … Wikipédia en Français
ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… … English syllables
Herr — 1. Ain Herr, der zu lugen lust hat, dess diener seind alle gottloss. – Agricola II, 221. 2. Alle sind Herren, wer ist Sklave? 3. Alles kamme unsem leiwen Heren alleine anvertruggen, awwer kein jung Méaken un kein draug Hög. (Westf.) Alles kann… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Am — Am; am·a·crine; am·adel·phous; am·a·dou; am·a·lek·ite; am·al·ri·cian; am·an·din; am·a·ni·ta; am·a·nous; am·a·ra; am·a·ranth; am·a·ran·tha·ce·ae; am·a·ran·thine; am·a·ran·thus; am·a·ran·tite; am·a·relle; am·a·ril·lite; am·a·roid; am·a·roi·dal;… … English syllables
