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abject
early 15c., "cast off, rejected," from L.
abjectus
, pp. of
abicere
"throw away, cast off," from
ab-
"away, off" +
jacere
"to throw" (pp.
jactus
; see
jet
(v.)). Fig. sense of "downcast, brought low" first attested 1510s. Related:
Abjectly
.
