The Only Use
abyss
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
(Edited)
- I feel as if I were walking on the edge of a precipice, towards which thousands are crowding and endeavouring to plunge me into the abyss.
p. 96.3abyss = bottomless pit
Definitions:
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(1)
(abyss) a hole or dropoff so deep the bottom cannot be seen -- often used figuratively to imply a frightening bottomless pit
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)