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  • 71grovel — groveler; esp. Brit., groveller, n. grovelingly; esp. Brit., grovellingly, adv. /gruv euhl, grov /, v.i., groveled, groveling or (esp. Brit.) grovelled, grovelling. 1. to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter… …

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  • 73abject — adjective /ˈæbdʒɛkt,ˈæbdʒɪkt/ Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts. Base and abject flatterers. Syn: beggarly, contemptible, cringing …

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  • 80grovel — (v.) 1590s, Shakespearian back formation of groveling (M.E.), regarded as a prp. but really an adverb, from O.N. grufe prone + obsolete adverbial suffix ling (which survives also as the long in HEADLONG (Cf. headlong), SIDELONG (Cf. sidelong));… …

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