abyssal

Definition

Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.

Etymology

First attested in the 1690s. From Medieval Latin abyssalis, from Latin abyssus (“abyss”) + -alis (“-al”). Equivalent to abyss + -al.

Example Sentences

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

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