attentive
adjective
characterized by or giving attention; observant.
unattentive
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a word derived from
attentive.
Example Sentences
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Thou appearest everywhere; and everywhere unattentive mortals neglect to perceive Thee.
From The Existence of God by Henry Morley
At length the blind man replied, as out of a negligent, unattentive thinking: 'Oh, I don't know.
From England, My England by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
The public who do not believe in military operations without bloodshed may be unattentive.
From The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War by Winston Churchill
A short speech; and an unattentive, and disheartened audience!
From The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola by Thomas Gordon
Anyway, he slunk back to the fond parent's side, where he ultimately allowed himself to be inveigled into swinging his new watch before the unattentive eyes of the red-faced babes on Alfred's knees.
From Baby Mine by Margaret Mayo
