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abjective

English edit

Etymology edit

abject +‎ -ive. From Middle English abjecten, from the adjective abject, of Latin origin.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛ.tɪv/, /ˌæbˈd͡ʒɛ.tɪv/

Adjective edit

abjective (comparative more abjective, superlative most abjective)

  1. Tending to make abject.[1]

References edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 4
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