fathomless

[ fath -uh m-lis ]

/ ˈfæð əm lɪs /

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adjective

impossible to measure the depth of; bottomless.

impossible to understand; incomprehensible: fathomless motives.

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Origin of fathomless

First recorded in 1600–10; fathom + -less

Related formsfath·om·less·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for fathomless

Of course, no one should blame the intellectuals for not being able to grasp our fathomless economic mess.
The Intellectual Crash of 2009|Lee Siegel|March 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Ursus here extemporized a fathomless combination of philosophy and religion.
The Man Who Laughs|Victor Hugo
She raised the cup to her lips, and kissed the brim, fixing her fathomless eyes full on Venner as she did so.
The Pirate Woman|Aylward Edward Dingle
But while in the case of the mystic the well is fathomless, it is much more shallow in the case of the reformer.
The Evolution of Love|Emil Lucka

Paul, of all others, seems to me to be a fathomless ocean of wisdom and piety.
The Oxford Reformers|Frederic Seebohm
The slayer of his brother was the "assassin" whom he had vainly tried to discover through the fathomless obscurity of the mist.
The Black Robe|Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for fathomless

fathomless

/ (ˈfæðəmlɪs) /

adjective

another word for unfathomable

Derived Formsfathomlessly, adverbfathomlessness, noun

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Word Origin and History for fathomless

fathomless

adj.

1630s, literal; 1640s, figurative; from fathom + -less.