All 4 Uses of
abstract
in
1984 by Orwell
- And yet the rage that one felt was an abstract, undirected emotion which could be switched from one object to another like the flame of a blowlamp.
p. 14..8 *abstract = not associated with any specific thing
- 'Good,' said Syme abstractedly, without looking up from his strip of paper.
p. 57..7abstractedly = in a distracted manner
- Winston gazed abstractedly through the muslin curtain.
p. 141..6
- He took the brief-case abstractedly, without speaking.
p. 182..1
Definition:
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(abstract as in: abstract thought) of a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance