adv. [f. ABSTRACT a. + -LY2.] In an abstract manner. a. In an abstract or epitome. b. In the abstract; absolutely; without reference to circumstances external.
a. 1638. Mede, Wks., 1672, I. ii. 5. Nomen tuum, Gods name or His sacred Deity, to wit abstractly expressed.
1717. Bentley, Boyle Lect. (1735), ii. 392. Death, abstractly considerd, is nothing but Privation.
1852. McCulloch, Tax. Fund. (ed. 2), I. iv. 125. Abstractly considered, nothing could be fairer than this proposal.