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Definition of: abject
(ab′jekt, ab·jekt′) adjective
Sunk to a low condition; groveling; mean; despicable; also, downcast in spirit; servile. See synonyms under PITIFUL. [<L abjectus, pp. of abjicere throw away < ab- away + jacere throw]
—ab·jec′tive adjective
—ab′ject·ly adverb
—ab′ject·ness, ab·jec′tion n.
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