All 5 Uses of
abject
in
Atlas Shrugged
- It is a desire that has reduced my mind, my will, my being, my power to exist into an abject dependence upon you-not even upon the Dagny Taggart whom I admired-but upon your body, your hands, your mouth and the few seconds of a convulsion of your muscles.†
Chpt 1.9abject = extreme
- I did obtain an unusually large quota for the Instituteand only by the special favor of some very special connections-but I feel abjectly guilty if this proved insufficient.†
Chpt 2.1 *abjectly = in an extremely negative manner -- often implying extreme hopelessness, misery, shame, or desperation
- -or are you becoming one of those abject altruists who has no answer to that question any longer?†
Chpt 3.5abject = extreme
- The purpose of man's life, say both, is to become an abject zombie who serves a purpose he does not know, for reasons he is not to question.†
Chpt 3.7
- "These are just plain, ordinary people, Mr. Galt," said Chick Morrison in a tone intended to project their abject humility.†
Chpt 3.8
Definition:
extreme (in a negative sense such as misery, hopelessness, submissiveness, cruelty, or cowardice)