abstractly
pronunciation
How to pronounce abstractly in British English:
UK ['æbstræktlɪ]
How to pronounce abstractly in American English:
US ['æbstræktlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in abstract terms
Word Origin
- abstractly (adv.)
- late 14c., "by itself, absolutely," from abstract (adj.) + -ly (2).
Antonym
Example
- 1. But whatever is merely or abstractly simple is as such also a mere dead thing .
- 2. Not all the effects of thinking abstractly are positive .
- 3. The essential and divine nature of god , regarded abstractly .
- 4. The ability to think abstractly or profoundly .
- 5. We can see this point abstractly by beginning with this largely empty circle .