# abjectly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /æbˈd͡ʒɛktli/

## Definitions
1. In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.
2. Intensely; to the utmost extreme.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/abjectly