ABSTRACTIVELY

Etymology

Adverb

abstractively (comparative more abstractively, superlative most abstractively)

(now, rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

Source: Wiktionary


Ab*strac"tive*ly, adv.

Definition: In a abstract manner; separately; in or by itself. Feltham.

ABSTRACTIVE

Ab*strac"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. abstractif.]

Definition: Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature. "The abstractive faculty." I. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BARGAIN

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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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