distrait
[dih-strey; French dees-tre]
adjective
inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
Origin of distrait
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On the way the doctor was distrait, Gracie having most of the talking to do herself.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
As it happened, she only found him distrait, and that interested her.
The Incomplete AmoristE. Nesbit
Monmouth paced up and down with his hand to his forehead like one distrait.
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
He was said to be distrait; to be smoking his cigarettes furiously.
Ruggles of Red GapHarry Leon Wilson
"Monsieur is distrait, it appears," she said, mischievously.
Fort AmityArthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
distrait
adjective
Word Origin for distrait
C18: from French, from distraire to distract
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