abstractedly

== English == === Etymology === From abstracted +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əbˈstɹæk.tɪd.li/ (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɹæk.tɪd.li/, /əbˈstɹæk.tɪd.li/ === Adverb === abstractedly (comparative more abstractedly, superlative most abstractedly) In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract. [From early 17th c.] With absence of mind [From the early 19th century.]. ==== Usage notes ==== The development of the sense with absence of mind is illustrated by the following quotation, in which to think abstractedly is to give one’s full attention to one thing, to the exclusion of all else: ==== Synonyms ==== (in an abstracted manner): See also Thesaurus:individually (with absence of mind): absently, absent-mindedly ==== Translations ==== === References ===