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ABSENTMINDED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lost in thought; showing preoccupation
Example:
the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
Synonyms:
absent; absentminded; abstracted; scatty
Classified under:
Similar:
inattentive (showing a lack of attention or care)
Derivation:
absentmindedness (preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored)
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