"abstractly speaking" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is used to introduce a general or abstract statement, without specific or concrete details. It is often used in philosophical or theoretical discussions. Example: Abstractly speaking, democracy should ensure equal representation and rights for all citizens, but in practice, there are often systemic barriers and inequalities that prevent this from being fully realized.
Abstractly speaking, it was elegant.
Abstractly speaking, the glue that should have held the night together was Afrika Bambaataa, who could reasonably be dubbed the father of all the scenes and sounds represented at this show.
Abstractly speaking, free speech is generally viewed as good by nearly all; it is protected in the Bill of Rights and seen as central to protecting a free democratic society.
Abstractly speaking, the higher the i-th gene's |GS i |, the greater its biological significance.
Less abstractly spoken, a song with both happy and sad sections can "average" to neutral valence which makes the song receive a valence value of 0, which is obviously not the same as a song with no remarkable positive or negative valence.
Obama was not simply speaking abstractly.
In this way, the neoconservatives developed a conservative critique of the welfare state that addressed itself directly to the errors of liberalism in a language liberals understood (social science) instead of speaking abstractly about the perils of "statism"–something that troubled conservatives but about which other Americans cared little.
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Democratic aides say Republicans who had spoken abstractly about the need for more revenues are balking at the specifics.
Coach Don Chaney spoke abstractly on Wednesday of McDyess taking a leadership role and hoping he would create double teams, although Chaney had no timetable for his return.
Her curiosity about Islam prompts Nassir to invite her to a discussion group on "the notion of the invisible," and they embark on a protracted dialogue on religious faith in which Nassir speaks abstractly of violence and "the fight".
