Chasmlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a chasm.

    "This Norwegian electro-acoustic avant-garde supergroup — not a contradiction in terms, for those who pay attention to such things — favors a chasmlike extreme of dynamics and scale, shifting easily between the intricate and almost precious to the ferocious and monolithic."

Example

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"This Norwegian electro-acoustic avant-garde supergroup — not a contradiction in terms, for those who pay attention to such things — favors a chasmlike extreme of dynamics and scale, shifting easily between the intricate and almost precious to the ferocious and monolithic."

Etymology

From chasm + -like.

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