Both Uses of
abject
in
Wuthering Heights
- Tell your master, Nelly, that I never, in all my life, met with such an abject thing as she is.
Chpt 14 *abject = extremely miserable
- Rise, and don't degrade yourself into an abject reptile — DON'T!
Chpt 27abject = extremely low and submissive
Definition:
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(abject) extreme (in a negative sense such as misery, hopelessness, submissiveness, cruelty, or cowardice)