Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abysmally

/əˈbɪz.ml̩.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: abysmal-ly
IPA: /əˈbɪz.ml̩.i/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme degree; dreadfully.

Example Sentences

"Abysmally ignorant"
"Am I alone in feeling smug (if slatternly) about the news that super-clean homes are a breeding ground for infection? Apparently, all that bleach is bad not just for germs but for children's immune systems, too, and paradoxically causes more disease than it prevents. Not round my gaff. Oh no. My standards of housekeeping are so abysmally low that my eldest daughter was three years old before she even developed a temperature."

Etymology

Etymology tree English abysmal Middle English -ly English -ly English abysmally From abysmal + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈbɪz.ml̩.i/
British English: /əˈbɪz.ml̩.i/

Inflected Forms

more abysmally (comparative) most abysmally (superlative)

Synonyms

terribly atrociously awfully abominably rottenly

Rhymes With

dismally

Questions

How do you pronounce abysmally?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɪz.ml̩.i/.
What does abysmally mean?: Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme degree; dreadfully.
Where does abysmally come from?: Etymology tree English abysmal Middle English -ly English -ly English abysmally From abysmal + -ly.

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