abject
[ ab-jekt, ab-jekt ]
/ ˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt /
adjective
utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty.
contemptible; despicable; base-spirited: an abject coward.
shamelessly servile; slavish.
Obsolete.
cast aside.
Origin of abject
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin
abjectus thrown down (past participle of
abicere, abjicere), equivalent to
ab-
ab- +
-jec- throw +
-tus past participle suffix
SYNONYMS FOR abject
OTHER WORDS FROM abject
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH abject
abject objectWords nearby abject
abirritation,
abirritative,
abishag,
abitibi,
abiu,
abject,
abjection,
abjective,
abjunction,
abjuration,
abjure
Example sentences from the Web for abjectly
British Dictionary definitions for abjectly
abject
/ (ˈæbdʒɛkt) /
adjective
utterly wretched or hopeless
miserable; forlorn; dejected
indicating humiliation; submissive
an abject apology
contemptible; despicable; servile
an abject liar
Derived forms of abject
abjection, noun abjectly, adverb abjectness, nounWord Origin for abject
C14: (in the sense: rejected, cast out): from Latin
abjectus thrown or cast away, from
abjicere, from
ab- away +
jacere to throw