Abstractedly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əbˈstɹæk.tɪd.li/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Abstractedly is an adverb meaning In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract.
Meaning
In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract.
More Meanings
- With absence of mind .
Example Sentences
He is a man of the meditative claſs:—he walks the ſtreets abſtractedly:—as he goes he digeſts enterpriſes, fraught with world-wide benefits.
[…] as the head of a beast is to be placed only upon its shoulders, so neither is a plant, however abstractedly treated, to be placed root uppermost […]
Leaning abstractedly over a hogshead of tallow, her dark dishevelled tresses waved in opposite directions, and a Muse (as she was) appeared to vulgar eyes, a Fury!
The farmer had never turned his head once, but with eyes fixed on the most advanced point along the road, passed as unconsciously and abstractedly as if Bathsheba and her charms were thin air.
Synonyms for abstractedly
Depending on context, synonyms include absently, absent-mindedly, inattentively, absentmindedly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include absentmindedly, absently, inattentively, abstractly, abstractively, abstractionistically.
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