chasmic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English chasm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chasmic From chasm + -ic.
Meanings
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Like a chasm.
The once chasmic divide based on a socially and to some degree mutually constructed sense of racial difference was transforming into something different[…]
2003, Jack Kugelmass, Key texts in American Jewish culture:No, just as there was a chasmic abyss between that rich man in hell and Lazarus in Abraham's bosom[…]
1997, Søren Kierkegaard, Howard Vincent Hong, Edna Hatlestad Hong, Christian Discourses:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more chasmic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most chasmic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |