abstractively

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US/æbˈstɹæk.tɪv.li/

adverb

In an abstract manner; in the abstract.

First used First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 23
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Meanings

adverbabstractively (comparative more abstractively, superlative most abstractively)

comparative more abstractively · superlative most abstractively

  1. archaicIn an abstract manner; in the abstract.First known use First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.

Origin

From abstractive + -ly.

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APA

abstractively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstractively

MLA

“abstractively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstractively. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstractively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstractively.

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