Chasmous
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Like a chasm or gulf. not-comparable
"Then was heard the mountain torrent Swelling with a mighty current Craggy rocks and boulders o'er Like the sullen thunders' roar In the chasmous dell beneath, Hearing which the Elephant Down that perilous descent Madly plunging met his death."
- 2 Cavernous, like a vast hollow space. nonstandard, not-comparable, possibly
"Where once, off Cape Musandam, Indian sailors would pause for the sake of a propitious voyage to cast flowers, coconuts and fruit, or launch a model boat, upon the waters, chasmous oil tankers and cargo ships now process blithely and ..."
Example
More examples"Then was heard the mountain torrent Swelling with a mighty current Craggy rocks and boulders o'er Like the sullen thunders' roar In the chasmous dell beneath, Hearing which the Elephant Down that perilous descent Madly plunging met his death."
Etymology
From chasm + -ous.
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