n. [ OF. abisme; F. abime, LL. abyssimus, a superl. of L. abyssus; Gr. &unr_;. See Abyss. ] An abyss; a gulf. “The abysm of hell.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]
adv. To a fathomless depth; profoundly. “Abysmally ignorant.” G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]