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abysmal

[uh-biz-muhl] / əˈbɪz məl /


ADJECTIVE
extending deeply
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One reason investors have soured on 60/40 funds recently is their abysmal returns in 2022, when major stock and bond indexes both fell at once.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

We are drowning in a sea of abysmal, artificially generated prose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Such an action would be "abysmal", Parnes added.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

For the rest of the time, the returns were abysmal.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

If my decisions reflected this abysmal reality, how could things ever get better?

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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