Abstractitious

/ˌæbstræktɪʃəs/ adjective

Definition

removed or separated from something; abstract in nature; created by abstraction.

Etymology

From Latin abstractus + -itious artificial suffix. A rare, learned term that emphasizes the artificial or constructed nature of abstractions.

Kelly Says

This rare word appears mostly in philosophical texts and represents how learned English speakers in the 1700s-1800s could stack suffixes to create new shades of meaning—'abstractitious' sounds more artificial and constructed than plain 'abstract.'

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