abstractly

adv — 2 senses

abstractly

adv

US /æbˈstɹækt.li/

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

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.1919, Daisy Ashford, chapter 5, in The Young Visiters:
2

separately; absolutely

  • matter abstractly considered

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