ABJECT

abject

Noun

  1. A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway; outcast. <ref name=SOED/>

Verb

  1. To cast off or out; to reject. <ref name=SOED/>
  2. To cast down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase. <ref name=SOED/>

Adjective

  1. Rejected; cast aside.
  2. Sunk to or existing in a low condition, state, or position. <ref name=SOED/>
  3. Cast down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; lacking courage; offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit. <ref name=SOED/>
  4. Showing utter hopelessness; helplessness; showing resignation; wretched. <ref name=SOED/>


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