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abject adjective

  /ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt/ , /ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛkt/
  • Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable. [from early 15th c.]
 abietto
  • Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. [from mid 14th c.]
 abbietto

abject noun

  /ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt/ , /ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛkt/
  • A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class. [from early 16th c.]
 abbietto

abject verb

  /æbˈd͡ʒɛkt/
  • To cast down (someone or something); to abase; to debase; to degrade; to lower; also, to forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon (someone); to subjugate. [from 15th c.]
 abiettare, abiettàre
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