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CONCRETELY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does concretely mean?
• CONCRETELY (adverb)
The adverb CONCRETELY has 1 sense:
1. in concrete terms
Familiarity information: CONCRETELY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In concrete terms
Context example:
concretely, this meant that he was broke
Antonym:
abstractly (in abstract terms)
Pertainym:
concrete (capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary)
Context examples
She grappled with it concretely, making a cat-like leap for the murderer and gripping his neck-cloth with both her hands.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
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