abstractively

English

Etymology

abstractive +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɹæk.tɪv.li/

Adverb

abstractively (comparative more abstractively, superlative most abstractively)

  1. (now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract. [First attested in the early 17th century.][1]

References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 10
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