abstractly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /æbˈstræktli/ UK /æbˈstræktli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a theoretical or non-concrete way

He spoke abstractly of justice without naming a single case.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a theoretical or... theoretically conceptuallynotionallyideally intellectually

Opposites

concretely practically specificallytangibly

Word family

Related forms abstract abstraction abstractness

Etymology

From abstract + -ly, from Latin abstractus ('drawn away'), past participle of abstrahere, from abs- ('away') + trahere ('to draw').

abstrahere Latin trahere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# abstractly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /æbˈstræktli/
**IPA (UK):** /æbˈstræktli/

## Meanings
1. in a theoretical or non-concrete way

## Examples
- He spoke abstractly of justice without naming a single case.

## Synonyms
- theoretically
- conceptually
- notionally
- ideally
- intellectually

## Antonyms
- concretely
- practically
- specifically
- tangibly

## Related Forms
- abstract
- abstraction
- abstractness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: abstrahere
- Root: trahere - to pull

## Etymology
From abstract + -ly, from Latin abstractus ('drawn away'), past participle of abstrahere, from abs- ('away') + trahere ('to draw').

## AI Etymology
Abstractly is from abstract + -ly, from Latin abstractus ('drawn away'), past participle of abstrahere, from abs- ('away') + trahere ('to draw'). Important recorded forms include abstrahere (Latin) and trahere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers in a theoretical or non-concrete way. The wider family includes related words such as abstract, abstraction, and abstractness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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