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Definition of abject adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

abject

adjective

NAmE//ˈæbdʒɛkt//

, NAmE//æbˈdʒɛkt//

[usually before noun] (formal)

1terrible and without hope abject poverty/misery/failure

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2without any pride or respect for yourself an abject apology

abjectly adverb

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