Adjective
1. 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"2. most unfortunate or miserable;
"the most abject slaves joined in the revolt""abject poverty"3. showing utter resignation or hopelessness;
"abject surrender"4. showing humiliation or submissiveness;
"an abject apology"