| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a abstract manner; separately; in or by itself.[Websters]
2. In a notional or nonrepresentational manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective abstractive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (abstractive) | 1. Of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting; "abstractive analysis".[Wordnet]. 2. Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.[Websters]. 3. Being theoretic or theoretical.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being notional, nonrepresentational or ideal.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb abstractively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ABSTRACTIVELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: abstractive
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Having the power or quality of abstracting.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature. Quotations The abstractive faculty. - I. Taylor. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
