abstractly

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

Esperanto: abstrakte
Finnish: abstraktisti (fi)
Ido: abstrakte
Polish: abstrakcyjnie (pl)
Portuguese: abstratamente
Spanish: abstractamente (es)

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

abstractlich

Etymology edit

From abstract +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /abˈstraktliː/, /abˈstraktlit͡ʃ(ə)/

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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