as in humble
showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness
demanded nothing less than an abject apology from them
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Recent Examples of abject
There will also be a slight pass given for not having Burrow, but let’s be real, this can’t be an abject disaster.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Ed Simon explores Americanism in Edgar Allan Poe’s work (and the abject horrors of being buried alive).
—Lit Hub Daily, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
In damage control mode, NBC scrambled onto the air with an abject apology.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Simply put, reducing the risks of abject poverty allows workers to make better career choices.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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Singer Island has a humble personality, with more reverence for its natural beauty and less regard for glamorous perfection than its southern neighbor.—
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This humble ingredient is a powerhouse in all kinds of cooking.—
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After all, the deal — for a long-forsaken project, an action-comedy franchise starring two aging stars — underscores the servile fealty of new Paramount owners Larry and David Ellison amid their recent maneuvering to take control of TikTok and Warner Bros. Discovery (the latter seemingly futile).—
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Earlier this year, my colleague and bud Kelefa Sanneh suggested that music critics, as a lot, have gone soft—becoming submissive, overly agreeable, and, in some cases, nearly servile.—
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Just a meek statement requesting support for peaceful protest from the same regime that will imprison its citizens even for the thought of it.—
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Born in a stable among animals, Jesus entered the world humble and meek, not with the grandeur of a king.—
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“Abject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abject. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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