Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Abject
ability (abilities)abjure (-d)
abject, adj. [L. abjectus < abjicere, to throw away < ab-, from + jacere, to throw.] (webplay: away).
- Worthless; lowly; despicable.
- Abased; lowered; humbled; bent to the ground.
- Deplorable; hopeless; miserable; wretched; extreme.
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