Both Uses of
abject
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- BLOOM: (Pawing the heather abjectly) O, I have been a perfect pig.†
Chpt 15 *abjectly = in an extremely negative manner -- often implying extreme hopelessness, misery, shame, or desperation
- assorted Austrian-Hungarian coins: 2 coupons of the Royal and Privileged Hungarian Lottery: a lowpower magnifying glass: 2 erotic photocards showing a) buccal coition between nude señorita (rere presentation, superior position) and nude torero (fore presentation, inferior position) b) anal violation by male religious (fully clothed, eyes abject) of female religious (partly clothed, eyes direct), purchased by post from Box 32, P. O., Charing Cross, London, W. C.: a press cutting of recipe for renovation of old tan boots: a Id adhesive stamp, lavender, of the reign of Queen Victoria: a chart of the measurements of Leopold Bloom compiled before, during and after 2 months' consecutive use o†
Chpt 17abject = extreme
Definition:
extreme (in a negative sense such as misery, hopelessness, submissiveness, cruelty, or cowardice)