different between unending vs abysmal
unending
English
Etymology
un- +? ending
Adjective
unending (not comparable)
- Not ending; having no end; eternal.
Synonyms
- (having no end): termless; see also Thesaurus:endless
Related terms
- end
- ending
- unendingly
- unendingness
Translations
References
- unending in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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abysmal
English
Etymology
abysm +? -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??b?z.m?l/
- Rhymes: -?zm?l
Adjective
abysmal (comparative more abysmal, superlative most abysmal)
- (now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- Synonyms: unending, profound, fathomless, immeasurable
- 1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling
- The latter [geology] gives one the same sort of bewildering view of the abysmal extent of Time that Astronomy does of Space. [First attested in the early 19th century.]}}
- (figuratively) extremely bad; terrible.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "abysmal" is often applied: ignorance, record, performance, poverty, conditions, quality, perplexity, result, service, and failure.
Translations
References
Further reading
- abysmal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- abysmal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- balsamy
Portuguese
Adjective
abysmal (plural abysmaes, comparable)
- Obsolete spelling of abismal
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