abject
abject
Definition
ab·ject (ab′jekt′, ab jekt′)
adjective
- of the lowest degree; miserable; wretched abject poverty
- lacking self-respect; degraded an abject coward
Etymology: ME < L abjectus, pp. of abjicere, to throw away < ab-, from + jacere, to throw: see jet
ab′·ject′ly adverb
ab′·ject′·ness noun
abject
Synonyms
abject
modif.
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Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- misery: Doubtless, my presence in his fabulous residence will inspire him to fresh heights of abject misery.
- poverty: He died in abject poverty in 1961 at the age of 57 years.
- apology: The abject apology given by Tim Holt, the Head of the GSS, was hardly necessary.
- surrender: Like me, they had trooped away from Old Trafford 11 months ago in dismay at Wales ' abject surrender.
- terror: We are not in a state of abject terror.
- humiliation: The first three wickets fell to McGrath for just 19, the heart was out of the innings, and abject humiliation followed.
Modifying Another Word
- not: Art thou not abject from comfort of all creatures?
- truly: But how pertinent to see the lows of our biggest stars reach such truly abject lows.
- almost: On the one hand, one can describe the humanities as almost abject in the contemporary socio-political context.
- very: Indeed, she had never accustomed herself to be very abject before him, and they had never been confidential allies.
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