Used in a Sentence

abject

How to use abject in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for abject.

Editorial note

However, if a child grows up in abject poverty, all bets are off.

Examples12
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of abject gathered in one view.

adjective

of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

adjective

most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"

adjective

showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for abject.

adjective

of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

adjective

most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"

adjective

showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender"

adjective

showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology"

Example sentences

1

However, if a child grows up in abject poverty, all bets are off.

2

Therefore, most new approaches to cancer treatment turn out to be abject failures.

3

But they have been willing to ignore abject poverty for generations.

4

You never hear about the hundreds of thousands of people who were desperate and became abject failures.

5

A person will recoil in abject horror at even the possibility of admitting to have done such a thing.

6

:* We're helping Chinese farmers get out of abject poverty into a slightly better situation.

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The majority of the Chinese population lives in abject rural poverty.

8

It's not really user interface design so much as it is user interface abject failure and total ignorance of how interfaces work.

9

Lots of people "cheer for Samsung" because of the abject horror of watching a company try to shut down competition like this based on near-nonsense intellectual properties.

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The US has a similar history economic growth lifted most poeple out of poverty, but it took wealth redistribution to reduce the number of people living in abject poverty.

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Throwing in the towel and lovingly nurturing your tomatoes one-by-one is emotionally satisfying but meaningless and unhelpful without proof, an abject waste of time and resources in the face of proof to the contrary.

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!-- off topic rant --Such a weird discontinuity in all this ... Google was prosecuted and paid a fine, despite self-disclosing, falling on its own sword and issuing an abject apology, for accidentally sniffing some unencrypted data as they drove past.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use abject in a sentence?

However, if a child grows up in abject poverty, all bets are off.

What does abject mean?

of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

What part of speech is abject?

abject is commonly used as adjective.