abject

  • 21abject — /ˈæbdʒɛkt / (say abjekt) adjective 1. utterly hopeless and distressing: abject poverty. 2. contemptible; despicable: an abject liar. 3. humble; servile: an abject apology. 4. Obsolete cast aside. {Middle English, from Latin abjectus, past… …

  • 22abject — abjectly, adv. abjectness, abjectedness, n. /ab jekt, ab jekt /, adj. 1. utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty. 2. contemptible; despicable; base spirited: an abject coward. 3. shamelessly servile; slavish. 4. Obs …

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  • 23abject — adjective /ˈæbdʒɛkt,ˈæbdʒɪkt/ Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts. Base and abject flatterers. Syn: beggarly, contemptible, cringing …

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  • 24abject — [ abdʒɛkt] adjective 1》 (of something bad) experienced to the maximum degree: living in abject poverty. 2》 completely without pride or dignity: an abject apology. Derivatives abjection noun abjectly adverb abjectness noun …

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  • 25abject — [ˈæbdʒekt] adj formal 1) used for emphasizing how bad something is abject poverty[/ex] 2) showing that you feel ashamed a look of abject embarrassment[/ex] …

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  • 26abject — ab•ject [[t]ˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt[/t]] adj. 1) utterly hopeless or wretched: abject poverty[/ex] 2) contemptible; despicable: an abject coward[/ex] 3) servile; submissive; slavish • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L abjectus, ptp. of abicere,… …

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  • 27abject — adj. Abject is used with these nouns: ↑apology, ↑failure, ↑horror, ↑misery, ↑poverty, ↑terror …

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  • 28abject — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. servile, contemptible; miserable, wretched, hangdog; base. See servility, improbity, contempt. Ant., exalted, noble. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. miserable, wretched, degraded, servile; see humble 2 …

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  • 29abject — ab|ject [ æb,dʒekt ] adjective FORMAL complete: used for emphasizing how bad, unpleasant, or severe a situation or condition is: abject poverty ╾ ab|ject|ly adverb …

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  • 30abject — UK [ˈæbdʒekt] / US [ˈæbˌdʒekt] adjective formal complete: used for emphasizing how bad, unpleasant, or severe a situation or condition is abject poverty Derived word: abjectly adverb …

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