## Meanings
1. Extremely bad and hopeless; complete and utter.
2. Showing shame, humiliation, or submissiveness.
3. Miserable and deserving contempt; wretched.

## Examples
- Millions still live in abject poverty.
- He offered an abject apology for his rude behaviour.
- The prisoners were kept in abject conditions.

## Derived Forms
- abjected
- abjectedness
- abjectification
- abjectify
- abjectly
- abjectness
- nonabject
- unabject

## Related Forms
- abjection
- abjective

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *(H)yeh₁-
- Root: abiect
- Root: abject
- Root: abiectus

## Etymology
PIE word *h₂epó The adjective is derived from Late Middle English abiect, abject (adjective) [and other forms], from Middle French abject (modern French abject, abjet (obsolete)), and from its etymon Latin abiectus (“abandoned; cast aside”), an adjective use of the perfect passive participle of abiciō (“to discard, throw away”), from ab- (prefix meaning ‘away from’) + iaciō (“to throw”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”)). The noun is derived from the adjective. Cognates * Italian abiecto (obsolete), abietto * Late Latin abiectus (“humble or poor person”, noun) * Span…

## AI Etymology
For abject, the adjective is derived from Late Middle English abiect, abject (adjective) [and other forms], from Middle French abject (modern French abject, abjet (obsolete)), and from its etymon Latin abiectus (“abandoned; cast aside”), an adjective use of the perfect passive participle of abiciō (“to discard, throw away”), from ab- (prefix meaning ‘away from’) + iaciō (“to throw”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”)). The noun is derived from the adjective. The deeper Proto-Indo-European form is *h₂epó. In present-day use, it can mean extremely bad and hopeless; complete and utter, or showing shame, humiliation, or submissiveness. Derived formations include abjected, abjectedness, abjectification, abjectify, and abjectly.

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