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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  abject \ab"ject\ ([a^]b"j[e^]kt), a. [L. abjectus, p. p. of
     abjicere to throw away; ab + jacere to throw. See Jet a
     shooting forth.]
     1. Cast down; low-lying. [Obs.]
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              From the safe shore their floating carcasses
              And broken chariot wheels; so thick bestrown
              Abject and lost lay these, covering the flood.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. Degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject
        posture, fortune, thoughts. ``Base and abject
        flatterers.'' --Addison. ``An abject liar.'' --Macaulay.
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              And banish hence these abject, lowly dreams. --Shak.
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     3. Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope;
        miserable; -- of persons.
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     4. Humiliating; degrading; wretched; -- of situations; as,
        abject poverty.
        [PJC]
  
     Syn: Mean; groveling; cringing; mean-spirited; slavish;
          ignoble; worthless; vile; beggarly; contemptible;
          degraded.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Abject \Ab*ject"\ ([a^]b*j[e^]kt"), v. t. [From Abject, a.]
     To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower;
     to debase. [Obs.] --Donne.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Abject \Ab"ject\ ([a^]b"j[e^]kt), n.
     A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a
     castaway. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Shall these abjects, these victims, these outcasts,
           know any thing of pleasure?              --I. Taylor.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Abject \Ab"ject\, a. [L. abjectus, p. p. of abjicere to throw
     away; ab + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]
     1. Cast down; low-lying. [Obs.]
  
              From the safe shore their floating carcasses And
              broken chariot wheels; so thick bestrown Abject and
              lost lay these, covering the flood.   --Milton.
  
     2. Sunk to a law condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded;
        servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject posture,
        fortune, thoughts. ``Base and abject flatterers.''
        --Addison. ``An abject liar.'' --Macaulay.
  
              And banish hence these abject, lowly dreams. --Shak.
  
     Syn: Mean; groveling; cringing; mean-spirited; slavish;
          ignoble; worthless; vile; beggarly; contemptible;
          degraded.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Abject \Ab*ject"\, v. t. [From Abject, a.]
     To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower;
     to debase. [Obs.] --Donne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Abject \Ab"ject\, n.
     A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a
     castaway. [Obs.]
  
           Shall these abjects, these victims, these outcasts,
           know any thing of pleasure?              --I. Taylor.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  abject
       adj 1: 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" [syn: low, low-down,
               miserable, scummy, scurvy]
       2: most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves
          joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"
       3: showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject
          surrender" [syn: resigned, unhopeful]
       4: showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  abject
     Γαλλικά a.
     κατάπτυστος, αχρείος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  abject
     Dutch a.
     (l en reprehensible), (l en despicable), (l en abject)
     French a.
     1 (lb fr literary) Worthy of utmost contempt or disgust; vile;
  despicable
     2 (lb fr literary obsolete) of the lowest social position

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  abject
     a.
     1 exist#Verb in or sink#Verb to a low#Adjective condition#Noun,
  position#Noun, or state#Noun; contemptible, despicable, miserable. (from
  early 15th c.)
     2 (lb en by extension)
     3 # (lb en chiefly with a negative connotation) complete#Adjective;
  downright#Adjective; utter#Adjective.
     4 # (lb en rare) Lower than nearby areas; low-lying.
     5 Of a person#Noun: cast down in hope#Noun or spirit#Noun; show#Verb
  utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also,
  grovelling#Adjective; ingratiating#Adjective; servile. (from mid 14th
  c.)
     n.
     A person#Noun in the low#Adjective and most despicable
  condition#Noun; an oppressed#Adjective person; an outcast#Noun; also,
  such people as a class#Noun. (from early 16th c.)
     vb.
     1 To cast off or out (someone or something); to reject#Verb,
  especially as contemptible or inferior#Adjective. (from 15th c.)
     2 To cast#Verb down (someone or something); to abase; to debase; to
  degrade; to lower#Verb; also, to forcibly impose obedience or servitude
  upon (someone); to subjugate. (from 15th c.)
     3 (lb en mycology) Of a fungus: to (forcibly) give off (spore#Noun or
  sporidium).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  abject
     Dutch a.
     (l en reprehensible), (l en despicable), (l en abject)
     French a.
     1 (lb fr literary) Worthy of utmost contempt or disgust; vile;
  despicable
     2 (lb fr literary obsolete) of the lowest social position

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  abject
     Dutch a.
     (l en reprehensible), (l en despicable), (l en abject)
     French a.
     1 (lb fr literary) Worthy of utmost contempt or disgust; vile;
  despicable
     2 (lb fr literary obsolete) of the lowest social position

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  abject
     Ranska a.
     halpamainen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  abject
     Engelska a.
     neslig, ynklig

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  abject /ˈabdʒɛkt/
  beroerd

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Abject /ˈabdʒɛkt/
  1. مُشفق
  2. مُذل
  3. مُقنط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  abject //ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt// //ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛkt// 
  1. низвергнат, отхвърлен
  existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state
  2. долен, жалък, низък
  of a person: cast down in hope or spirit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  abject /ˈabdʒɛkt/
  poklesly

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  abject /ˈabdʒɛkt/ 
  bídný