abstractly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English abstractly; equivalent to abstract + -ly.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
abstractly (comparative more abstractly, superlative most abstractly)
- In an abstract way or manner
- 1919, Daisy Ashford, chapter 5, in The Young Visiters:
- Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
- separately; absolutely [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- matter abstractly considered
Synonyms[edit]
- (separately): See also Thesaurus:individually
Translations[edit]
in an abstract manner
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References[edit]
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstractly”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
abstractly
- (rare) reclusively; while practising a monastic lifestyle.
- (rare) totally, completely.
Descendants[edit]
- English: abstractly
References[edit]
- “abstractlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-24.
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