Abject and Hapless

Abject

Abject adjective - Showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness.

Hapless and abject are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hapless" instead an adjective "Abject".

Nearby Words: abjection, abjectly

Hapless

Hapless adjective - Having, prone to, or marked by bad luck.

Abject and hapless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abject" instead an adjective "Hapless".

Nearby Word: haplessly
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