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abyssal

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7 lettersPronunciation /əˈbɪs.l̩/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aablssyStarts with AEnds with L0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable

Word origin

First attested in the 1690s. From Medieval Latin abyssalis, from Latin abyssus (“abyss”) + -alis (“-al”). Equivalent to abyss + -al.

Used in a sentence

  • This "abyssal" life, typically in the form of strange tube-worms and microbes, is almost completely unknown to science.
  • "Ea", the beneficent god of earth and life, who dwelt in the abyssal waters, was shown with two streams running from his hands or shoulders[.]
  • In an attempt to avoid sliding into incorrigible despair, I abandon such abyssal and existential pondering and investigate the artist behind the work.

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