abstractedly

[ab-strak-tid]

ab·stract·ed

[ab-strak-tid]
adjective
lost in thought; deeply engrossed or preoccupied.

Origin:
1605–15; abstract + -ed2

ab·stract·ed·ly, adverb
ab·stract·ed·ness, noun
non·ab·stract·ed, adjective
non·ab·stract·ed·ly, adverb
non·ab·stract·ed·ness, noun
EXPAND
un·ab·stract·ed, adjective
un·ab·stract·ed·ly, adverb
un·ab·stract·ed·ness, noun
COLLAPSE


See absent-minded.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To abstractedly

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Abstractedly is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Collins
World English Dictionary
abstracted (æbˈstræktɪd)
 
adj
1.  lost in thought; preoccupied
2.  taken out or separated; extracted
 
ab'stractedly
 
adv
 
ab'stractedness
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT