Abjectly
Abjectly adverb - In a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion.
Plaintively and abjectly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plaintively" instead an adverb "Abjectly".
Plaintively
Plaintively adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat
Abjectly and plaintively are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abjectly" instead an adverb "Plaintively".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hard and abjectly
- hard and plaintively
- hardly and abjectly
- hardly and plaintively
- agonizingly and abjectly
- agonizingly and plaintively
- acutely and abjectly
- acutely and plaintively
- keenly and abjectly
- keenly and plaintively
- bitterly and abjectly
- bitterly and plaintively
- ruefully and abjectly
- ruefully and plaintively
Cite this Source
Plaintively and Abjectly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abjectly/plaintively
Abjectly & Plaintively. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abjectly/plaintively>.
Plaintively or Abjectly. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abjectly/plaintively.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "abjectly" and "plaintively" have occurred on timeline