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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| abstractly, abstractedly (advs.) |
| Abstractly means “not concretely, not specifically”: He described his idea abstractly, without any illustrative examples. Abstractedly means “preoccupied, not paying attention,” as in She replied abstractedly, her mind on other things. See ABSTRACTED. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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