abstractly
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English abstractly; equivalent to abstract + -ly.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɹækt.li/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
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
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[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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