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inattentive
[ in-uh-ten-tiv ]
/ ˌɪn əˈtɛn tɪv /
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adjective
OTHER WORDS FOR inattentive
2 absent, absent-minded, abstracted, distracted, dreamy, faraway, oblivious, preoccupied, unheeding, unobservant; distrait, heedless, unmindful; ditzy.
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OTHER WORDS FROM inattentive
in·at·ten·tive·ly, adverbin·at·ten·tive·ness, nounWords 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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British Dictionary definitions for inattentive
inattentive
/ (ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪv) /
adjective
not paying attention; heedless; negligent
Derived forms of inattentive
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