Meanings
adjectiveabjective (comparative more abjective, superlative most abjective)
comparative more abjective · superlative most abjective
- Tending to make abject.
Origin
- Middle Englishabjecten
- Englishabjective
From abject + -ive. From Middle English abjecten, from the adjective abject, of Latin origin.
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abjective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abjective
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“abjective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abjective. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abjective,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abjective.
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