ABJECT


Meaning of ABJECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ æbdʒekt ]

You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.

Both of them died in abject poverty...

This scheme was an abject failure.

= total

ADJ : usu ADJ n [ emphasis ]

• ab‧ject‧ly

Both have failed abjectly.

ADV

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