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abstractly

adv.
B2 Upper Intermediate UK //ɐbstɹˈæktli// ab·stract·ly

adv. in a way that is not connected to a specific person, place, or thing. You use this when talking about ideas or general rules rather than real objects.

adv. in a manner that is not tied to specific instances or concrete realities. Often describes thinking or reasoning that deals with general concepts rather than particular facts.


SIMPLE

He thinks about the problem abstractly.

CONTEXTUAL

The artist painted the landscape abstractly, using colors and shapes to represent the feeling of the place rather than its exact appearance.

COMPLEX

While the theory is sound when viewed abstractly, applying it to real-world markets often reveals unforeseen complexities that the original model failed to account for.

Antonyms
Origin

From Middle English abstractly; equivalent to abstract + -ly.

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