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.