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Definition of abjectly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

abjectly

adverb
 
/ˈæbdʒektli/
 
/ˈæbdʒektli/
(formal)
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  1. in a way that is terrible and allows you no hope or respect for yourself
    • abjectly poor/miserable
    • The government has abjectly failed to read the mood of the nation.
  2. in a way that shows no respect for yourself
    • He apologized abjectly.
perspective
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