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ab·stract·ed
(ăb-străk′tĭd, ăb′străk′-)adj.
1. Removed or separated from something else: guidelines abstracted from a manual.
2. Not engaged with what is going on around one; withdrawn or preoccupied.
ab·stract′ed·ly adv.
ab·stract′ed·ness n.
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abstracted
(æbˈstræktɪd)adj
1. lost in thought; preoccupied
2. taken out or separated; extracted
abˈstractedly adv
abˈstractedness n
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ab•stract•ed
(æbˈstræk tɪd)adj.
lost in thought; preoccupied.
[1605–15]
ab•stract′ed•ly, adv.
ab•stract′ed•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | abstracted - lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter" |
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abstracted
adjective preoccupied, withdrawn, remote, absorbed, intent, absent, distracted, unaware, wrapped up, bemused, immersed, oblivious, dreamy, daydreaming, faraway, engrossed, rapt, absent-minded, heedless, inattentive, distrait, woolgathering The same abstracted look was still on her face.
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abstracted
adjectiveSo lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings:
Idiom: a million miles away.
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abstracted
[æbˈstræktɪd] adj (expression, look) → distratto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
abstracted
a. pensativo-a, abstraído-a; puro-a, sin mezcla alguna.
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