abstracted

  • 1Abstracted — Ab*stract ed, a. 1. Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. [1913 Webster] The evil abstracted stood from his own evil. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Separated from matter; abstract; ideal. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. Abstract; abstruse;… …

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  • 2abstracted — abstracted, preoccupied, absent, absentminded, distraught are comparable when they mean inattentive to what presently claims or demands consideration. Abstracted implies absorption of the mind in something other than one’s surroundings, and often …

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  • 3abstracted — index compact (pithy), concise, disconnected, oblivious, pensive, perfunctory, thoughtless Burton …

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  • 4abstracted — [adj] preoccupied absent minded, daydreaming, inattentive, lost in thought, out in space*, out to lunch*, remote, withdrawn; concept 403 …

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  • 5abstracted — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not concentrating on what is happening; preoccupied. DERIVATIVES abstractedly adverb …

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  • 6abstracted — [ab strak′tid] adj. 1. removed or separated (from something) 2. withdrawn in mind; absent minded SYN. ABSENT MINDED abstractedly adv. abstractedness n …

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  • 7Abstracted — Abstract Ab*stract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abstracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abstracting}.] [See {Abstract}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. To withdraw; to separate; to take away. [1913 Webster] He was incapable of forming any opinion or resolution abstracted… …

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  • 8abstracted — adjective Date: 1643 1. withdrawn in mind ; inattentive to one s surroundings < said hello but seemed abstracted > 2. abstract 4 < abstracted geometric shapes > • abstractedly adverb …

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  • 9abstracted — [[t]æbstræ̱ktɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is abstracted is thinking so deeply that they are not fully aware of what is happening around them. [WRITTEN] Meg was so abstracted she scarcely noticed that the train had stopped... The same abstracted …

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  • 10abstracted — adjective /æbˈstræktɪd/ a) Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. The evil abstracted stood from his own evil. Milton b) Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind. An abstracted scholar. Johnson …

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