Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈfæ.ðəm.ləs/
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/ˈfæ.ðəm.lɪs/
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Adjective
Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless, immeasurable.
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More examples (1)
Prais’d be the fathomless universe, / For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, / And for love, sweet love—but praise! praise! praise! / For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death.
unfathomable or incomprehensible.
Usage- broadly