Abstractly

//æbˈstɹækt.li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an abstract way or manner

    "Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest."

  2. 2
    separately; absolutely

    "matter abstractly considered"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in abstract terms wordnet

Synonyms

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absolutelyapartindividuallyproperly

Example

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"Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest."

Etymology

From Middle English abstractly; equivalent to abstract + -ly.

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