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Cast down; low-lying.

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  1. a. Cast down; low-lying.
  2. a. Sunk to a law condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts.
  3. a. To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase.
  4. n. A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway.
  5. adj. of the most contemptible kind
  6. adj. most unfortunate or miserable
  7. adj. showing utter resignation or hopelessness
  8. adj. showing humiliation or submissiveness
  9. j:100 s. of the most contemptible kind s. most unfortunate or miserable s. showing utter resignation or hopelessness s. showing humiliation or submissiveness