Adjective: abject 'ab,jekt
- Of the most contemptible kind
"abject cowardice";
- low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
- Most unfortunate or miserable
"the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"
- Showing utter resignation or hopelessness
"abject surrender";
- unhopeful
- Showing humiliation or submissiveness
"an abject apology"
See also: contemptible, hopeless, submissive, unfortunate
Encyclopedia: Abject, cowardly and infamous surrender