abject
utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty.
contemptible; despicable; base-spirited: an abject coward.
shamelessly servile; slavish.
Obsolete. cast aside.
Origin of abject
1Other words for abject
Opposites for abject
Other words from abject
- ab·ject·ly, adverb
- ab·ject·ness, ab·ject·ed·ness, noun
- un·ab·ject, adjective
- un·ab·ject·ly, adverb
- un·ab·ject·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with abject
- abject , object
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How to use abject in a sentence
So shall you compass the glory of the whole world, and divest yourself of the abjectness of humanity.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport AdamsShe fought against it, but the thought of Ditmar reduced to abjectness gained ground.
The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete | Winston ChurchillNervous and cowed to abjectness as she was, she felt near the end of her endurance.
Beggars on Horseback | F. Tennyson JesseThe wretched cur, before I could conclude, was on his knees begging for mercy with disgusting abjectness.
Recollections of a Policeman | William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)Then, as she leaned, the abjectness of her own position seemed suddenly borne in upon her.
Tante | Anne Douglas Sedgwick
British Dictionary definitions for abject
/ (ˈæbdʒɛkt) /
utterly wretched or hopeless
miserable; forlorn; dejected
indicating humiliation; submissive: an abject apology
contemptible; despicable; servile: an abject liar
Origin of abject
1Derived forms of abject
- abjection, noun
- abjectly, adverb
- abjectness, noun
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