abject
adjective
[ ˈabdʒɛkt ]
• (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree.
• "his letter plunged her into abject misery"
• (of a person or their behaviour) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing.
• "an abject apology"
Similar:
obsequious,
grovelling,
crawling,
creeping,
fawning,
toadyish,
servile,
cringing,
snivelling,
ingratiating,
toadying,
sycophantic,
submissive,
craven,
humiliating,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘rejected’): from Latin abjectus, past participle of abicere ‘reject’, from ab- ‘away’ + jacere ‘to throw’.
