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ABJECT
Definition of ABJECT
adjective
Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
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Where it comes from
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English abiect, abject (adjective) [and other forms], from Middle French abject (modern French abject, abjet (obsolete)), and from its etymon Latin abiectus (“abandoned; cast aside”), an adjective use of the perfect passive participle of abiciō (“to discard, throw away”), from ab- (prefix meaning ‘away from’) + iaciō (“to throw”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”)). The noun is derived from the adjective.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,575)
How it is built
Same root, ABJECT · 3 relatives in the game
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ABJECT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ABJECT starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ABCEJT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ABJECT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found ABJECT?
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