abstracted
Origin of abstracted
1synonym study For abstracted
Other words from abstracted
- ab·stract·ed·ly, adverb
- ab·stract·ed·ness, noun
- non·ab·stract·ed, adjective
- non·ab·stract·ed·ly, adverb
- non·ab·stract·ed·ness, noun
- un·ab·stract·ed, adjective
- un·ab·stract·ed·ly, adverb
- un·ab·stract·ed·ness, noun
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How to use abstracted in a sentence
Derived from nature yet undirtied by ecological corruption, Scott Hazard’s and Gabe Brown’s artworks can be seen as abstracted miniature gardens.
In the galleries: Up to his elbows in watery works and lustrous prints | Mark Jenkins | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostHe stepped along, lashing abstractedly at a boot with his whip.
One Red Rose for the Green Kid Who Won the Kentucky Derby | Red Smith | May 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe sat for a few minutes, looking abstractedly down, grasping the letter she had received.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterAs if abstractedly, he now took up the beaker, pledged madame with his glance, and drank.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHe came back, however, in a few minutes, and squatting beside me abstractedly got out papers and tobacco.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
Yes; hes my boy, replied Sikes, looking hard at Oliver, and putting his hand abstractedly into the pocket where the pistol was.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensI sincerely pity Mildred if ever she falls in love, abstractedly continued the host while filling another glass.
The Fifth String | John Philip Sousa
British Dictionary definitions for abstracted
/ (æbˈstræktɪd) /
lost in thought; preoccupied
taken out or separated; extracted
Derived forms of abstracted
- abstractedly, adverb
- abstractedness, noun
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