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abjectly Definition


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abject
adj
    1. Said of living conditions, etc: extremely sad, miserable or poor; wretched.
      Thesaurus: mean, miserable, sordid, vile, wretched.
    2. Said of people or their actions: showing lack of courage or pride, etc; submissive.
      Example: an abject apology
      Thesaurus: base, low, ignoble, mean, miserable, degenerate, deplorable, despicable, contemptible, sordid, vile; Antonym: exalted.
Derivative: abjectly
adverb
    Derivative: abjectness
    noun
      Etymology: 15c, meaning ‘rejected': from Latin abjicere, abjectum to throw away.



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