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Abysmal vs Lamentable - What's the difference?

abysmal | lamentable |

As adjectives the difference between abysmal and lamentable

is that abysmal is (now|rare) pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; unending; profound; fathomless; immeasurable while lamentable is causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.

abysmal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (now, rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; unending; profound; fathomless; immeasurable.
  • * Carlyle
    • Geology gives one the same abysmal extent of time that astronomy does of space.
  • (figurative, colloquial) Bottomless; extremely bad.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012
    • , date=June 9 , author=Owen Phillips , title=Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Robben curled an effort against the foot of the post from the edge of the box after being gifted the ball by an abysmal clearance from keeper Stephan Andersen.}}

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "abysmal" is often applied: ignorance, record, performance, poverty, conditions, quality, perplexity, result, and failure.

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    lamentable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.

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    Derived terms

    * lamentability * lamentableness * lamentably

    Related terms

    * lament