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inattentive

[ in-uh-ten-tiv ]
/ ˌɪn əˈtɛn tɪv /
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adjective

not attentive; negligent.

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Origin of inattentive

First recorded in 1735–45; in-3 + attentive

OTHER WORDS FROM inattentive

in·at·ten·tive·ly, adverbin·at·ten·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby inattentive

in a state, in a stew, in a tight corner, in a tizzy, inattention, inattentive, in at the death, inaudible, inaugural, inaugurate, inauguration
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Words related to inattentive

bored, distracted, careless, distraught, oblivious, indifferent, apathetic, absent, absentminded, blind, diverted, dreamy, faraway, heedless, inadvertent, listless, lost, musing, neglectful, preoccupied

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British Dictionary definitions for inattentive

inattentive
/ (ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪv) /

adjective

not paying attention; heedless; negligent

Derived forms of inattentive

inattention or inattentiveness, nouninattentively, adverb
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