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abject
What does abject mean?
abject (adjective): existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use abject in a sentence?
- Abject cowardice. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does abject come from?
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English abiect, abject (adjective).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “abject” mean?
of speech or writing, a phrase, etc.: uninteresting and unoriginal from being repeated too often
Not quite: that's what hackneyed means.
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
Not quite: that's what temperate means.
distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious
Not quite: that's what covetous means.
existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable
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