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abstracted

[ ab-strak-tid ]
/ æbˈstræk tɪd /
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adjective

lost in thought; deeply engrossed or preoccupied.

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RELATED WORDS

unwittingly, unintentionally, unknowingly, carelessly, habitually, automatically, heedlessly, inattentively

Nearby words

abstract noun, abstract number, abstract of title, abstract space, abstract thinking, abstracted, abstracting journal, abstracting service, abstraction, abstractionism, abstractionist

Origin of abstracted

First recorded in 1605–15; abstract + -ed2

Related forms

Synonym study

See absent-minded.
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British Dictionary definitions for abstractedly

abstracted

/ (æbˈstræktɪd) /

adjective

lost in thought; preoccupied
taken out or separated; extracted

Derived Forms

abstractedly, adverbabstractedness, noun
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