Definitions
in a hopeless resigned manner
Word origin
From Middle English abjectli (“with great humility”), from abject (“outcast, rejected; wretched; humble, lowly; of poor quality, worthless; menial”) + -li (suffix forming adverbs); analysable as abject + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“I abjectly apologise for the damage I have done.”
“Never ask a man his opinion of a woman's dress when he is desperately and abjectly in love with the wearer.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“In utter misery”8 letters
02“In a hopeless way”8 letters
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