abjectlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈabdʒɛk(t)li/, U.S.

/ˈˌæbˈˌdʒɛk(t)li/

Forms: see abject adj. and n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abject adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < abject adj. + -ly suffix². N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ·bdʒėktli) /ˈæbdʒɪktlɪ/.

In an abject, low, or servile manner; without pride or dignity; humbly, submissively; basely. In later use also occasionally as an intensifier: completely, utterly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [adverb]

abjectlya1500

servilely1550

bondly1553

slavishly1565

fawningly1591

demissly1598

with hat in hand1599

assentatorilya1626

hat in hand1629

cringingly1675

obsequiously1736

trucklingly1831

crawlingly1865

snivellingly1959

a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 83 (MED) O hov & abiectly it fittiþ me to fele of myself, & hou nouȝt to sette by is eny good þat I seme to haue!

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iii. 4 Him that thinks of me so abiectlie.

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. xi. §6. 324 No man can be so abiectly minded, but he must needs know, God to be the Governour of all things.

1687 Bp. G. Burnet Contin. Refl. Mr. Varillas's Hist. Heresies 125 He threw himself at the Earl of Arundel's feet abjectly to beg his Favour.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 40 Let him Behave himself..abjectly towards the fair one, and it is ten to one but he proves a Favourite of the Boxes.

1735 W. Harte Ess. on Reason 29 Protect and guard me in a Mind, Nor rashly bold, nor abjectly resign'd.

1832 T. De Quincey Cæsars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 600/1 No mob could be more abjectly servile than was that of Rome.

1851 A. Helps Friends in Council I. 28 We must not abjectly bow down before rules and usages.

1886 H. James Bostonians I. x Sometimes she was abjectly indifferent; at others she thought that every one who looked at her wished to insult her.

1900 J. Conrad Lord Jim vi. 74 Somewhere far within, an oriental voice began to whine abjectly.

1993 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 22 Aug. f6/6 There are a lot of commonsense applications of here-today tools that are being abjectly ignored.

2004 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 6 June 68 France are no longer world champions, having abjectly surrendered that title two years ago without so much as a goal to their star names.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abjectly
释义	abjectlyadv. Brit. /ˈabdʒɛk(t)li/, U.S. /ˈˌæbˈˌdʒɛk(t)li/ Forms: see abject adj. and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abject adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < abject adj. + -ly suffix². N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ·bdʒėktli) /ˈæbdʒɪktlɪ/. In an abject, low, or servile manner; without pride or dignity; humbly, submissively; basely. In later use also occasionally as an intensifier: completely, utterly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [adverb] abjectlya1500 servilely1550 bondly1553 slavishly1565 fawningly1591 demissly1598 with hat in hand1599 assentatorilya1626 hat in hand1629 cringingly1675 obsequiously1736 trucklingly1831 crawlingly1865 snivellingly1959 a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 83 (MED) O hov & abiectly it fittiþ me to fele of myself, & hou nouȝt to sette by is eny good þat I seme to haue! 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iii. 4 Him that thinks of me so abiectlie. View more context for this quotation a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. xi. §6. 324 No man can be so abiectly minded, but he must needs know, God to be the Governour of all things. 1687 Bp. G. Burnet Contin. Refl. Mr. Varillas's Hist. Heresies 125 He threw himself at the Earl of Arundel's feet abjectly to beg his Favour. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 40 Let him Behave himself..abjectly towards the fair one, and it is ten to one but he proves a Favourite of the Boxes. 1735 W. Harte Ess. on Reason 29 Protect and guard me in a Mind, Nor rashly bold, nor abjectly resign'd. 1832 T. De Quincey Cæsars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 600/1 No mob could be more abjectly servile than was that of Rome. 1851 A. Helps Friends in Council I. 28 We must not abjectly bow down before rules and usages. 1886 H. James Bostonians I. x Sometimes she was abjectly indifferent; at others she thought that every one who looked at her wished to insult her. 1900 J. Conrad Lord Jim vi. 74 Somewhere far within, an oriental voice began to whine abjectly. 1993 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 22 Aug. f6/6 There are a lot of commonsense applications of here-today tools that are being abjectly ignored. 2004 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 6 June 68 France are no longer world champions, having abjectly surrendered that title two years ago without so much as a goal to their star names. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.a1500
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