abject
1 07 2008Adjectives
1. (adj.) abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy;
- of the most contemptible kind;
- “abject cowardice”; “a low stunt to pull”; “a low-down sneak”; “his miserable treatment of his family”; “You miserable skunk!”; “a scummy rabble”; “a scurvy trick”;
2. (adj.) abject;
- most unfortunate or miserable;
- “the most abject slaves joined in the revolt”; “abject poverty”;
3. (adj.) abject, unhopeful;
- showing utter resignation or hopelessness;
- “abject surrender”;
4. (adj.) abject;
- showing humiliation or submissiveness;
- “an abject apology”;
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