English

Adjective

abstractive ‎(comparative more abstractive, superlative most abstractive)

1. Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. [First attested in the late 15^th century.]^[1]
2. Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction. [First attested in the late 15^th century.]^[1]

Translations

References

1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 10

Middle English

Etymology

First attested circa 1350, from Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus ‎(“drawn away”) + -ivus ‎(“-ive”).

Adjective

abstractive

1. (grammar) Denoting a quality or state; not concrete; abstract.^[1]

References

1. ↑ Brown, Lesley, editor (1933) The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, published 2003, page 10