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abject /ˈabdʒɛkt/
▶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.
abjection noun,
abjectly adverb,
abjectness noun.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘rejected’): from L. abjectus, abicere ‘reject’, from ab- ‘away’ + jacere ‘to throw’.
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