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

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How to use abstracted in a sentence

Derived from nature yet undirtied by ecological corruption, Scott Hazard’s and Gabe Brown’s artworks can be seen as abstracted miniature gardens.
In the galleries: Up to his elbows in watery works and lustrous prints|Mark Jenkins|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
He stepped along, lashing abstractedly at a boot with his whip.
One Red Rose for the Green Kid Who Won the Kentucky Derby|Red Smith|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She sat for a few minutes, looking abstractedly down, grasping the letter she had received.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
As if abstractedly, he now took up the beaker, pledged madame with his glance, and drank.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

He came back, however, in a few minutes, and squatting beside me abstractedly got out papers and tobacco.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Yes; hes my boy, replied Sikes, looking hard at Oliver, and putting his hand abstractedly into the pocket where the pistol was.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
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

lost in thought; preoccupied

taken out or separated; extracted

Derived forms of abstracted

abstractedly, adverbabstractedness, noun

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abstracted

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