Abjectly

  

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Abjectly

Definition: Abjectly

Abjectly

Adverb

1. In a hopeless resigned manner; "she shrugged her shoulders abjectly".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "abjectly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonym: Abjectly

Synonym: resignedly (adv). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Abjectly

English words defined with "abjectly": Abasedlycravenrecreantslavish, submissive, subservientTomUncle Tom. (references)

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Usage Frequency: Abjectly

"Abjectly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Abjectly" is used about 21 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%2176,261

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Abjectly

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

abjectly

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Abjectly

Language Translations for "abjectly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

不幸地 (Haplessly, unfortunately). (various references)

   

German

  

verwerfliche, verächtlich (abject, abjekt, contemptible, contemptuous, contemptuously, despicable, despicably, disdainful, disdainfully, opprobrious, scoffing, scoffingly, scornful, scornfully). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

aljasul (crookedly, foully, nastily, scurvily), nyomorúságosan, gyáván (cowardly, to crap out). (various references)

   

Italian

  

in modo abietto. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

비참하게 (miserably, Wretchedly). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

abjectlyay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

abjectamente. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

abject (abject, cringing, low, mean, miserable, nefarious, slavish). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

приниженно. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

abyectamente. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

alçakça (cowardly, meanly, nefariously, rascally, sneakingly, unworthy), adice (coarsely, vulgarly). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Abjectly

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

humiliter. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Rhyming with "Abjectly"

Words rhyming with "abjectly" (pronounced 'Ab"ject*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly, Acromegaly, Acronycally, Acrostically, Actionably, Actively, Actually, Acutely, Adaptly, Additionally, Adequately, Adherently, Adhesively, Adjacently, Adjectivally, Adjectively, Adjunctively, Adjunctly, Admirably, Admittedly, Adorably, Adoringly, Adorningly, Adroitly, Adulterously, Advantageously, Adventurously, Adverbially, Adversely, Advisably, Advisedly, Aerially, Affably, Affectedly, Affectingly, Affectionately, Affectively, Affirmatively, Afflictively, Affluently, Affrightedly, Affrontedly, Affrontingly, Agamically, Agedly, Aggravatingly, Aggregately, Agilely, Agitatedly, Agonistically, Agonizingly, Agreeably, Agreeingly, Airily, Alacriously, Alarmedly, Alchemically, Alertly, Algebraically, Alimentally, Allenarly, Allodially, Allopathically, Allowably, Allowedly, Allusively, Almightily, Alphabetically, Alterably, Alternately, Alternatively, Amatorially, Amazedly, Ambidextrously, Ambiguously, Ambitiously, Amblingly, Ambrosially, Amenably, Amiably, Amicably, Amorously, Amphibiously, Amphiboly, Amphitheatrically, Amply, Anacamptically, Analogically, Analytically, Anatomically, Ancestorially, Anciently, Angelically, Angerly, Angrily, Angularly, Animally, Animatedly, Anniversarily, Annually, Anomalistically, Anomalously, Anomaly, Anonymously, Answerably, Antecedently, Anteriorly, Antichristianly, Anticly, Antiquely, Antiseptically, Antithetically, Anxiously, Apathetically, Apertly, Aphoristically, Apishly, Apocalyptically, Apocryphally, Apologetically, Apostolically, Apparently, Appearingly, Appellatively, Applicatorily, Appliedly, Appreciatingly, Apprehensively, Appropriately, Approvedly, Approximately, Appulsively, Aptly, Arbitrarily, Archetypally, Archly, Arcuately, Ardently, Arduously, Argutely, Arithmetically, Arrantly, Arrogantly, Artfully, Articularly, Articulately, Artificially, Artlessly, Artly, Asexually, Ashamedly, ASSEMBLY, Assistantly, Assumably, Assumedly, Assuredly, Astatically, Astonishedly, Astringently, Atmospherically, Atomically, Attemperly, Attently, Attributively, Audaciously, Audibly, Augustly, Auricularly, Austerely, Authentically, Authenticly, Authorly, Autogenously, Automatically, Autoptically, Auxiliarly, Avaiably, Aversely, Avidiously, Avisely, Awfully, Awkly, Axially, Axiomatically, Backwardly, Badly, Baggily, Bakingly, Baldly, Balefully, Balkingly, Balmily, Baptismally, Barbarously, Barefacedly, Barely, Barometrically, Barrenly, Barruly, Basely, Bashfully, Bastardly, Bawdily, Bayardly, Beamily, Beamingly, Beastly, Becomingly, Befittingly, Behovely, Bellicosely, Belligerently, Beneficently, Beneficially, Benignly, Beseemly, Besottingly, Bestially, Biblically, Bibulously, Biennially, Bifariously, Bigly, Bigotedly, Billy, Bindingly, Binocularly, Bitingly, Bitterly, Blackguardly, Blackly, Blamelessly, Blandly, Blankly, Blasphemously, Blatantly, Blessedly, Blightingly, Blindly, Blithely, Blolly, Bloodily, Bloomingly, Bluely, Blunderingly, Bluntly, Blushingly, Blusteringly, Boastingly, Bobfly, Boilingly, Boisterously, Boldly, Bonnily, Booly, botchedly, botcherly, Botfly, Bouncingly, Bowingly, Boyishly, Braggingly, Bragly, Brainsickly, Brambly, Bravely, Bravingly, Brawlingly, Brazenly, Breathlessly, Brenningly, Briefly, Brightly, Brilliantly, Briskly, Bristly, Brittlely, Broadly, Brokenly, Brokerly, Brutally, Brutely, Bubbly, Buffoonly, Bunglingly, Burglariously, Burly, Busily, Butcherly, Butterfly, Buzzingly, Cabalistically, Calmly, Camously, Candidly, Cankeredly, Cannibally, Cannily, Canonically, Capaciosly, Capitally, Capitularly, Captiously, Carefully, Carelessly, Caressingly, Carnally, Carousingly, Cartographically, Casually, Catchfly, Catechetically, Categorically, Catholicly, Causatively, Caustically, Causticily, Cautiously, Cavalierly, Cavally, Cavilingly, Celestially, Centennially, Centrally, Ceremonially, Ceremoniously, Certainly, Chanceably, Chandlerly, Changeably, Chaotically, Chargeably, Charily, Charitably, Chastely, Cheaply, Cheerfully, Cheerily, Cheeringly, Chely, Chemically, Chidingly, Chiefly, Childishly, Chimerically, Chirpingly, Chirurgeonly, Chivalrously, Choicely, Cholericly, Chorally, Christly. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Abjectly

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-j-l-t-y"

-2 letters: abject, acetyl, cablet.

-3 letters: belay, blate, bleat, cable, cleat, eclat, lacey, lycea, table.

-4 letters: abet, able, ably, abye, acyl, alec, bale, bate, beat, belt, beta, blae, blat, blet, byte, cate, celt, clay, lace, lacy, late, tace, tael, talc, tale, teal, tela.

-5 letters: aby, ace, act, alb, ale, alt, ate, aye, bal, bat, bay, bel, bet, bey, bye, cab, cat, cay, cel, eat, eta, jab, jay, jet, lab, lac, lat, lay, lea, let, ley, lye, tab, tae, taj, tea, tel, tye, yea, yet.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-j-l-t-y"
 

+3 letters: subjacently.

 

+5 letters: objectionably.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Abjectly


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 62 6A 65 63 74 6C 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    -...    .---    .    -.-.    -    .-..    -.--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01100010 01101010 01100101 01100011 01110100 01101100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#98 &#106 &#101 &#99 &#116 &#108 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0062 006A 0065 0063 0074 006C 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3568767169867891

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage Frequency
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Translations: Ancient
8. Rhymes
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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