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abject
The definition of abject is something that is very bad or miserable.
(adjective)An example of abject poverty would be homelessness.
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See abject in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- of the lowest degree; miserable; wretched: abject poverty
- lacking self-respect; degraded: an abject coward
Origin: ME < L abjectus, pp. of abjicere, to throw away < ab-, from + jacere, to throw: see jet
Related Forms:
- abjectly adverb
- abjectness noun
See abject in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Brought low in condition or status. See Synonyms at mean2.
- Being of the most contemptible kind: abject cowardice.
- Being of the most miserable kind; wretched: abject poverty.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, outcast
Origin: , from Latin abiectus
Origin: , past participle of abicere, to cast away
Origin: : ab-, from; see ab-1
Origin: + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- abˈjectˌly adverb
- ab·jectˈness, ab·jecˈtion noun
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