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Synonyms for abstractly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : adjective ab-strakt, ab-strakt; noun ab-strakt; verb ab-strakt for 10–13, ab-strakt for 14

Phonetic Transcription : adjective æbˈstrækt, ˈæb strækt; noun ˈæb strækt; verb æbˈstrækt for 10–13, ˈæb strækt for 14

Définition of abstractly

Origin : late 14c., "by itself, absolutely," from abstract (adj.) + -ly (2).

As in on paper : adv in theory

Example sentences :

Abstractly it is no more important than the other odd thousand we work with.
Extract from : « The K-Factor » by Harry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey)

We must distinguish between the abstractly typical and the universal.
Extract from : « The Gate of Appreciation » by Carleton Noyes

"Abstractly, I of course agree with you," he said haltingly.
Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison

Put thus broadly and abstractly, the answer must be negative.
Extract from : « The Analysis of Mind » by Bertrand Russell

Our hero did not believe in brandy, abstractly or concretely.
Extract from : « Little Bobtail » by Oliver Optic

Its because you are thinking of her abstractly; remembering only how she has hurt you.
Extract from : « Adrienne Toner » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

The study of rent puts this abstractly, but in a clear light.
Extract from : « The Principles of Economics » by Frank A. Fetter

Abstractly, it is said that virtue is its own reward—and it is.
Extract from : « The World's Great Sermons, Volume 6: H. W. Beecher to Punshon » by Various

Meditation, abstractly considered, is neither a virtue nor a vice.
Extract from : « Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues » by John Alberger

Many of them already declare these ideas to be abstractly just.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 » by Various

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