abjectly

Adverb

Meaning

Meanly; servilely.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

resignedly low simply poorly modestly lowly miserably obscurely contemptibly obediently humbly basely dismally diffidently wretchedly
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Antonyms

adequately happily comfortably brilliantly acceptably delicately
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Related terms

abject abjection abjectness

Examples

Deny human rights, and however little you may wish to do so, you will find yourself abjectly kneeling at the feet of that old-world god, Force. Auberon Herbert

We have lost the art of public tenderness, these small gestures of wiping and washing; we have forgotten how abjectly the body welcomes a formal touch. Anne Enright

We shall defend every village, every town and every city. The vast mass of London itself, fought street by street, could easily devour an entire hostile army and we would rather see London laid in ruins and ashes than that it should be tamely and abjectly enslaved. Winston Churchill

she shrugged her shoulders abjectly Source: Internet

Iain King concludes Marcus Aurelius' legacy is tragic, because the emperor's "Stoic philosophy – which is about self-restraint, duty, and respect for others – was so abjectly abandoned by the imperial line he anointed on his death". Source: Internet

The President continues to abjectly sign on the dotted line of any order emanating from the PM’s office without giving it a second thought. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

abjectify abjection abjective abjectness abjecture abjoint