ABSENTMINDED

absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty

(adjective) lost in thought; showing preoccupation; ā€œan absent stareā€; ā€œan absentminded professorā€; ā€œthe scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligenceā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

absentminded (comparative more absentminded, superlative most absentminded)

Alternative form of absent-minded

Source: Wiktionary


Ab`sent-mind"ed(#), a.

Definition: Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied.

– Ab`sent-mind"ed*ness, n.

– Ab`sent-mind"ed*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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