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Added 9 October 2026

abjectly

/æbˈd͡ʒɛktli/ adverb

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about abjectly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In a hopeless resigned manner.
she shrugged her shoulders abjectly

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.

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