abyssal

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss

   Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.

2. 2

   Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft)

   Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone.

   • 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[.]
3. 3

   Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth's crust

   Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth's crust; plutonic.

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   1. 4

      In the utter depths of despair

      In the utter depths of despair; gloomy.

      • In an attempt to avoid sliding into incorrigible despair, I abandon such abyssal and existential pondering and investigate the artist behind the work.

The neighborhood

• neighborabysmal
• neighborbyssal
• neighborbenthic