abstractly
English
Etymology
From Middle English abstractly; equivalent to abstract + -ly
Pronunciation
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Adverb
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
- (separately): See also Thesaurus:individually
Translations
in an abstract manner
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References
- ^ 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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
abstractly
- (rare) reclusively; while practising a monastic lifestyle.
- (rare) totally, completely.
Descendants
- English: abstractly
References
- “abstractlī (adv.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-24.
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