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absentminded

  • a variation of absent-minded.
    absent-minded
    adjective
    so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings.

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How nervy — or maybe just absentminded — to rep the Chiefs in this Philadelphia suburb.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023

Just like Sam to be a little absentminded.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2021

Thanks to his absentminded dash, Fahlberg invented artificial sweetener.

From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2019

If you're as absentminded as me, there is every danger of leaving it on a train or in a taxi.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2014

Charlie was absentminded at dinner, worried over something at work, I guessed, or maybe a basketball game, or maybe he was just really enjoying the lasagna — it was hard to tell with Charlie.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer