Both Uses of
abject
in
Franny and Zooey
- The color of his pallor, however, was a curiously basic white—unmixed, that is, with the greens and yellows of guilt or abject contrition.†
Chpt 2.3
- This abjectly simple sentence seemed to disturb Franny rather more than a continued silence would have.†
Chpt 2.4 *
Definition:
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(abject) extreme (in a negative sense such as misery, hopelessness, submissiveness, cruelty, or cowardice)