abstracted

[ ab-strak-tid ]
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adjective
  1. lost in thought; deeply engrossed or preoccupied.

  2. removed; remote; separate.

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

Origin of abstracted

1
First recorded in 1605–15; abstract + -ed2

synonym study For abstracted

1. See absent-minded.

Other words from abstracted

  • ab·stract·ed·ly, adverb
  • ab·stract·ed·ness, noun
  • non·ab·stract·ed, adjective
  • non·ab·stract·ed·ly, adverb
  • non·ab·stract·ed·ness, noun
  • un·ab·stract·ed, adjective
  • un·ab·stract·ed·ly, adverb
  • un·ab·stract·ed·ness, noun

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How to use abstracted in a sentence

  • Yes; hes my boy, replied Sikes, looking hard at Oliver, and putting his hand abstractedly into the pocket where the pistol was.

  • I sincerely pity Mildred if ever she falls in love, abstractedly continued the host while filling another glass.

    The Fifth String   | John Philip Sousa

British Dictionary definitions for abstracted

abstracted

/ (æbˈstræktɪd) /


adjective
  1. lost in thought; preoccupied

  2. taken out or separated; extracted

Derived forms of abstracted

  • abstractedly, adverb
  • abstractedness, noun

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