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absent-minded

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ab·sent-mind·ed (bsnt-mndd)
adj.
Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied.

absent-minded·ly adv.
absent-minded·ness n.

absent-minded
adj
preoccupied; forgetful; inattentive
absent-mindedly  adv
absent-mindedness  n
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absent-minded
adjective forgetful, absorbed, abstracted, vague, absent, distracted, unaware, musing, preoccupied, careless, bemused, oblivious, dreamy, faraway, engrossed, unthinking, neglectful, heedless, inattentive, unmindful, unheeding, apt to forget, in a brown study, ditzy or ditsy (slang) In his later life he became even more absent-minded.
alert, awake, wary, on the ball, vigilant, quick, perceptive, observant, wide-awake, on your toes
Translations
absent-minded [ˈæbsəntˈmaɪndɪd] ADJ (momentarily) → distraído, ausente; (habitually) → despistado, distraído
an absent-minded professorun profesor despistado or distraído

absent-minded
adj (= lost in thought)geistesabwesend; (= habitually forgetful)zerstreut

absent-minded [ˌæbsntˈmaɪndɪd] adjdistratto/a

absent-minded شاَرِد الذهن roztržitý åndsfraværende geistesabwesend αφηρημένος distraído hajamielinen étourdi odsutan duhom distratto ぼんやりした 멍한 verstrooid distré roztargniony distraído рассеянный tankspridd ใจลอย dalgın đãng trí 心不在焉


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It is my experience that it is only an amiable man in this world who receives testimonials, only an unambitious one who abandons a London career for the country, and only an absent-minded one who leaves his stick and not his visiting-card after waiting an hour in your room.
"Listen to me, you eternally absent-minded creature," said Moliere.
They was still a minute -- thinking; then the king says, kind of absent-minded like:
 
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