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abjectly

ab·jectly

UK/æbˈd͡ʒɛktli/ US/ˈæbd͡ʒɛktli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a hopeless resigned manner

  • “she shrugged her shoulders abjectly”
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Origin

From Middle English abjectli (“with great humility”), from abject (“outcast, rejected; wretched; humble, lowly; of poor quality, worthless; menial”) + -li (suffix forming adverbs); analysable as abject + -ly.

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