- (a.) Cast down; low-lying.
- (a.) Sunk to a law condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts.
- (a.) To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase.
- (n.) A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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