adjective [usuallybeforenoun] (formal)
1 terrible and without hope:
abject poverty / misery / failure
2 without any pride or respect for yourself:
an abject apology
abjectly adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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