The Only Use of
abject
in
The Merchant of Venice
- You have among you many a purchas'd slave,
Which, like your asses and your dogs and mules,
You use in abject and in slavish parts,Scene 4.1abject = the worst (extremely bad)
Definition:
extreme (in a negative sense such as misery, hopelessness, submissiveness, cruelty, or cowardice)