Both Uses of
abject
in
Frankenstein
- To be a great and virtuous man appeared the highest honour that can befall a sensitive being; to be base and vicious, as many on record have been, appeared the lowest degradation, a condition more abject than that of the blind mole or harmless worm.
Chpt 13 *abject = extremely bad
- Yet mine shall not be the submission of abject slavery.
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(abject) extreme (in a negative sense such as misery, hopelessness, submissiveness, cruelty, or cowardice)