Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts
showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology" 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" most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty" showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender
Sunk to a law condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts
most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"
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"
emphasis You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad. Both of them died in abject poverty This scheme was an abject failure. = total + abjectly ab·ject·ly Both have failed abjectly