Abjectly (Adverb)
Meaning
In a hopeless resigned manner; "she shrugged her shoulders abjectly".
Examples
- He shook his head abjectly, realizing too late that he had burned the dinner.
- She looked down at her shuffling feet and muttered abjectly that she didn't know the answer.
- As the news of his layoff spread, he lowered his head abjectly, overcome by shame.
- The defeated boxer raised his eyes abjectly to the referee as the final bell tolled.
- The captain stood before the committee abjectly, admitting that his decisions had led to the tragic accident.