abjectly

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈd͡ʒɛktli/, /ˈæbd͡ʒɛktli/ (General American) IPA(key): /æbˈd͡ʒɛktli/, /-ˈd͡ʒɛkli/ Hyphenation: ab‧ject‧ly === Adverb === abjectly (comparative more abjectly, superlative most abjectly) In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately. [first attested c. 1350–1470] Antonym: (somewhat) proudly Intensely; to the utmost extreme. ==== Related terms ==== abject abjection abjectness ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abjectly”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.