abstracted

[ ab-strak-tid ]
/ æbˈstræk tɪd /
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adjective

lost in thought; deeply engrossed or preoccupied.

Origin of abstracted

First recorded in 1605–15; abstract + -ed2

synonym study for abstracted

See absent-minded.

OTHER WORDS FROM abstracted

Words nearby abstracted

abstract noun, abstract number, abstract of title, abstract space, abstract thinking, abstracted, abstracting journal, abstracting service, abstraction, abstractionism, abstractionist

Words related to abstractedly

unwittingly, unintentionally, unknowingly, carelessly, habitually, automatically, heedlessly, inattentively

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British Dictionary definitions for abstractedly

abstracted
/ (æbˈstræktɪd) /

adjective

lost in thought; preoccupied
taken out or separated; extracted

Derived forms of abstracted

abstractedly, adverb abstractedness, noun