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... theoreticallyconceptuallynotionallyideallyintellectually ↔ Opposites concretelypracticallyspecificallytangibly Word family Related forms abstractabstractionabstractness Etymology AI details From abstract + -ly, from Latin abstractus ('drawn away'), past participle of abstrahere, from abs- ('away') + trahere ('to draw'). abstrahere Latin trahere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 ## 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 markdown