concretely

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adverb

In a concrete manner, physically, definitely

Opposite
UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

adverbconcretely (comparative more concretely, superlative most concretely)

comparative more concretely · superlative most concretely

  1. In a concrete manner, physically, definitely

    The components of Roland's "heroness" can not be contemplated per se. The audience perceives those components or qualities concretely through Roland's acts.

    1975, Olifant, volume 2, page 86
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    More concretely, in his genderfree society — reminiscent of Lake Wobegon — women as well as men would be independent, decisive, and strong, and men as well as women would be cooperative, open, and nurturing (if not good-looking).

    2001, edited by James P. Sterba, Social and political philosophy: contemporary perspectives, page 153

    Since the term 'imagination,' absolutely in a grammatical sense, means a certain, definite idea, that is, an affection of the mind, representative or implying a representation, in the same way I acknowledge that nothing physical, or even in any sense moral, could be conceived by the mind, or could be understood precisely, if not by means of a figurable example: and not only, as they say in the schools, concretely, but especially individually: for at the lowest degree, this can be done vaguely and even fictitiously by an arbitrary representation, which is nevertheless figuarable or imaginable.

    2016, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz, Georg Ernst Stahl, The Leibniz-Stahl Controversy, page 311

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin concrete terms

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Translations

Catalan concretament
  • concretamentin a concrete manner
Estonian konkreetselt
  • konkreetseltin a concrete manner
French concrètement
  • concrètementin a concrete manner
Greek συγκεκριμένα
  • συγκεκριμένα (sygkekriména)in a concrete manner
Hungarian konkrétan
  • konkrétanin a concrete manner
Italian concretamente
  • concretamentein a concrete manner
Polish konkretnie
  • konkretniein a concrete manner
Russian конкре́тно
  • конкре́тно (konkrétno)in a concrete manner
Spanish concretamente, en concreto
  • concretamentein a concrete manner
  • en concretoin a concrete manner
Swedish konkret
  • konkretin a concrete manner
Ukrainian конкре́тно
  • конкре́тно (konkrétno)in a concrete manner
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