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Lackluster vs Abysmal - What's the difference?

lackluster | abysmal |

As adjectives the difference between lackluster and abysmal

is that lackluster is lacking brilliance or intelligence while abysmal is (now|rare) pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; unending; profound; fathomless; immeasurable .

lackluster

English

Alternative forms

* lacklustre

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking brilliance or intelligence
  • Having no shine or lustre; dull
  • Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality
    • The actor gave a lackluster performance in his latest film.

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    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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