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abstracted

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ab·stract·ed  (b-strktd, bstrk-)
adj.
1. Removed or separated from something else; apart.
2. Lost or deep in thought; preoccupied.
ab·stracted·ly adv.
ab·stracted·ness n.
abstracted
Adjective
lost in thought; preoccupied
abstractedly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.abstractedabstracted - lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
absentminded, scatty, absent
inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"
abstracted
adjective preoccupied, withdrawn, remote, absorbed, intent, absent, distracted, unaware, wrapped up, bemused, immersed, oblivious, dreamy, daydreaming, faraway, engrossed, rapt, absent-minded, heedless, inattentive, distrait, woolgathering


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He did his duty, but he did it with an abstracted mind.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Conway spoke of this agreement, I met him one day, walking slowly down Montgomery street, apparently, from his abstracted air, in deep thought.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Seat thyself sultanically among the moons of Saturn, and take high abstracted man alone; and he seems a wonder, a grandeur, and a woe.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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