Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abjectly

/æbˈd͡ʒɛktli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: ab-ject-ly
IPA: /æbˈd͡ʒɛktli/

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.

adv

Intensely; to the utmost extreme.

Example Sentences

"I abjectly apologise for the damage I have done."
"A deceitful man is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He will appear innocent, cheerful, polite, attentive, kind, obliging, and abjectly condescending; but let him once get you into his power and he becomes more ferocious, more cruel, and more destructive than the most savage animals that ever trod in deserts uninhabited by rational beings."
"So, deprived of one leg, and the strange ship of course being altogether unsupplied with the kindly invention, Ahab now found himself abjectly reduced to a clumsy landsman again; hopelessly eyeing the uncertain changeful height he could hardly hope to attain."
"Never ask a man his opinion of a woman's dress when he is desperately and abjectly in love with the wearer."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: abjectli

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /æbˈd͡ʒɛktli/
British English: /æbˈd͡ʒɛktli/

Inflected Forms

more abjectly (comparative) most abjectly (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

abject abjection abjectness

Synonyms

resignedly

Antonyms

proudly

Questions

How do you pronounce abjectly?: The recorded pronunciation is /æbˈd͡ʒɛktli/.
What does abjectly mean?: In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.
Where does abjectly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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