·adj Cast down; low-lying.
II. Abject ·noun A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway.
III. Abject ·adj Sunk to a law condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts.
IV. Abject ·adj To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to Degrade; to Lower; to Debase.