The Only Use of
abject
in
The Call of the Wild
- Pike, who had been trembling abjectly, took heart at this open mutiny, and sprang upon his overthrown leader.†
p. 60.6abjectly = in an extremely negative manner -- often implying extreme hopelessness, misery, shame, or desperation
Definition:
extreme (in a negative sense such as misery, hopelessness, submissiveness, cruelty, or cowardice)