chasmous

Adjective

chasmous (not comparable)

1. Like a chasm or gulf.
   • 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.1879, Sir Alexander Cunningham, The Stûpa of Bharhut, page 61
   • There's always an arranged marriage. I can attest to their efficacy – though perhaps you should try an age gap less chasmous than Cesco's. Or mine! Also, it seems to me that if a woman wooed you, you could marry her.2014, David Blixt, The Prince's Doom, Sordelet Ink, →ISBN
2. (nonstandard, possibly) Cavernous, like a vast hollow space.
   • 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 ...1997, Charles E. Davies, The Blood-red Arab Flag: An Investigation Into Qasimi Piracy, 1797-1820, University of Exeter Press, →ISBN, page 271
   • [...What] they had mistakenly landed on in their fright and confusion, dark raspy voices could be heard, and as Bryn did his best at listening in, he could slightly overhear what was being discussed at the end of that chasmous tunnel.2012, Timothy Lopez, Citadel, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 131