abjectly

Meanings

Adverb

in a hopeless resigned manner
- "she shrugged her shoulders abjectly"

Adv

In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.
Intensely; to the utmost extreme.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

resignedly

Antonyms

proudly

Scrabble Score: 22

abjectly is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
abjectly is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
abjectly is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

abjectly is a valid Words With Friends word