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[ adjective ] of the most contemptible kind
Examples "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" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)His rage assumes a religious form ; that_is , on the basis of his own sinfulness and abject wretchedness , Piepsam becomes a prophet who in his ecstasy and in the name of God imprecates doom on Life - not_only the cyclist now , but the audience , the world , as_well : `` all you light-headed breed '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] most unfortunate or miserable
Examples "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt" "abject poverty" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] showing humiliation or submissiveness
Examples "an abject apology" Related terms |
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