Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or condition of being abject; abjectness; humiliation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare A very abject or low condition; abjectness.
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- noun rare The state of being
abjected .
Etymologies
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From abjected + -ness.
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Examples
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For half an hour John lolled on the porch, pondering over Alma's disappearance, the abjectedness of Mrs. Sprockett's husband and the spectacle of Mrs. Sprockett's wilfulness.
Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles James H. Richardson
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