abstracted

[ ab-strak-tid ]

/ æbˈstræk tɪd /

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adjective

lost in thought; deeply engrossed or preoccupied.

removed; remote; separate.

considered as a general quality or characteristic apart from specific objects or instances.

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Origin of abstracted

First recorded in 1605–15; abstract + -ed²

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1. See absent-minded.

OTHER WORDS FROM abstracted

ab·stract·ed·ly, adverbab·stract·ed·ness, nounnon·ab·stract·ed, adjectivenon·ab·stract·ed·ly, adverb

non·ab·stract·ed·ness, nounun·ab·stract·ed, adjectiveun·ab·stract·ed·ly, adverbun·ab·stract·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby abstracted

abstinent, abstr., abstract, abstract algebra, abstract art, abstracted, abstract expressionism, abstracting journal, abstracting service, abstraction, abstractionism

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How to use abstracted in a sentence

So I enrolled right away for programming classes, and found them boringly abstracted.
Vikram Chandra Is A Novelist Who's Obsessed With Writing Computer Code|Jane Ciabattari|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Throughout shooting, Sandra was completely abstracted from all the technology,” says Cuarón.
Alfonso Cuarón on the Making of His Instant Sci-Fi Classic ‘Gravity’|Marlow Stern|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In a society that has exoticized and abstracted the military, MacLeish re-humanizes it.
The Army Life, Mundane and Hideously Violent, by Turns|Brian Van Reet|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I saw Roscoe looking at him in an abstracted way, and, as he did not reply, I said: "Phil had many friends and no enemies."
Mrs. Falchion, Complete|Gilbert Parker

Strange to say, the pail from which the can had been abstracted stood unmoved in its accustomed place.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
Then Caro became abstracted, wondering why George Tanqueray was coming, and to this particular show.
The Creators|May Sinclair
She was if anything more restless; unnaturally (he said) abstracted when you spoke to her; hardly aware of you at times.
The Creators|May Sinclair
"I must have that flute," repeated the grocer, in the same abstracted tone and manner.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng

British Dictionary definitions for abstracted

abstracted

/ (æbˈstræktɪd) /

adjective

lost in thought; preoccupied

taken out or separated; extracted

Derived forms of abstracted

abstractedly, adverbabstractedness, noun

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