abysmally
Definition
- Adverb:
- In an extremely bad, appalling, or dreadful manner: Used to describe an action performed to a very low standard or with a very poor outcome.
- To a profound or immeasurable degree of badness: Emphasizes the extreme negativity or deficiency of a state or action.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- The team played abysmally and lost the match 5-0. (The team performed extremely poorly.)
- The hotel was abysmally dirty, so we checked out immediately. (The hotel was appallingly unclean.)
- He failed the exam abysmally, scoring only 20%. (He failed to a profoundly bad degree.)
Advanced Usage
"abysmally low/inadequate/poor": Used to intensify negative adjectives describing a severe lack or deficiency.
- Public awareness of the issue remains abysmally low. (Awareness is extremely and disappointingly insufficient.)
- The funding for the arts is abysmally inadequate. (The funding is profoundly insufficient.)
"abysmally ignorant": Denotes a profound and often willful lack of knowledge.
- He was abysmally ignorant of the basic facts. (He was shockingly unaware.)
Variants and Related Words
- Abysmal (adjective): Extremely bad; appalling.
- The service at the restaurant was abysmal.
- Abyss (noun): A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm. (This is the root noun from which 'abysmal' and 'abysmally' are derived, conveying a sense of profound depth, often of something negative.)
Synonyms
- Appallingly: In a shocking or horrifying manner.
- Dreadfully: In a terrible or awful manner.
- Execrably: In an atrociously bad manner.
- Horrendously: In a horrifyingly bad way.
- Terribly: In a very bad or unpleasant way. (A more common, slightly less intense synonym.)
Antonyms
- Superbly: In an excellent or splendid manner.
- Excellently: In an extremely good way.
- Wonderfully: In a marvelous or fantastic way.
Notes on Usage
- Intensifier: "Abysmally" is a strong intensifier. It is not used for minor faults but for severe failures or deficiencies.
- Formality: It is more common in written or formal spoken English than in casual conversation, where "terribly" or "really badly" might be used instead.
- Scope: It can modify verbs (e.g., ), adjectives (e.g., ), and other adverbs (though less common).
Adverb
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in a terrible manner
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she sings terribly
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