Absent-minded - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈæbsənt ˈmɑɪndɪd|
Brit.
|ˌæbs(ə)ntˈmæɪndɪd|
adjective
- Alternative form of absent-minded.
- Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
It took the absent-minded man twenty minutes to find his glasses on top of his head.
Extra examples
Her absentminded husband forgot their anniversary.
She did the chores in an absentminded way.
You are uncommonly absent-minded today.
Grandad's been getting rather absent-minded lately.
Scientists are often caricatured as absent-minded professors.
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