Which sentence correctly uses the word abysmal? While breaking one pencil during the SATs is bad luck, breaking six pencils is d
ownright abysmal. Peering over the edge into the dark abysmal, Frank thought maybe he wasn’t cut out for caving. Jill could not understand Seth’s unflappable abysmal in the face of certain failure. Phil nearly fell into the deep abysmal due to his foolish habit of reading while walking.
Abysmal is an adjective which refers to something that is extremely bad or terrible. It think the correct answer would be the first sentence. The sentence that uses the word correctly would be:
<span>While breaking one pencil during the SATs is bad luck, breaking six pencils is downright abysmal.</span>
