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Definition of Abstractedly
1. Adverb. In an absentminded or preoccupied manner. "He read the letter absently"
Partainyms: Absent, Absentminded, Abstracted, Inattentive
Definition of Abstractedly
1. adv. In an abstracted manner; separately; with absence of mind.
Definition of Abstractedly
1. Adverb. In an abstracted manner; separately; with absence of mind. ¹
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Definition of Abstractedly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abstractedly
Literary usage of Abstractedly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Treatise on Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards (1824)
"... of di- vine things, abstractedly considered; and not any conceived relation
they bear to ourselves, or to our own interest. I do not suppose, however, ..."
2. An Elementary View of the Common Law, Uses, Devises, and Trusts: With by William Hayes (1840)
"... as it would not conform to the Common Law; but must be an executory use, or
an executory devise (a). (46.) If the event, abstractedly considered, ..."
3. Memoirs of the Political and Private Life of James Caulfield, Earl of by Francis Hardy (1812)
"... or ministerial imbecility throw in their way would, they were well aware, if
abstractedly right, be not the Jess sedulously maintained without the doors ..."
4. Extracts from the Diary of a Lover of Literature by Thomas Green (1810)
"... propped up by stakes; and exhibiting, abstractedly considered, an unsightly
spectacle.—Great men should plant trees of longer duration: we might still ..."
5. History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne by William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1876)
"Considered abstractedly and by the light of nature, it is as unmeaning to speak
of the immorality of an intellectual mistake as it would be to talk of the ..."
6. A critical dissertation on the nature and principles of taste by Martin MacDermot (1823)
"On Beauty, abstractedly considered, as an Object of Taste. IF beauty be no quality
in objects, it is certain that all disputes concerning taste must be ..."
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