Definition of abject

• 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.
• 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.