The evil abstracted stood from his own evil.
--Milton.
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2. Separated from matter; abstract; ideal. [Obs.]
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3. Abstract; abstruse; difficult. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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4. Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind. ``An abstracted scholar.'' --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
abstracted — 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 … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abstracted — index compact (pithy), concise, disconnected, oblivious, pensive, perfunctory, thoughtless Burton … Law dictionary
abstracted — [adj] preoccupied absent minded, daydreaming, inattentive, lost in thought, out in space*, out to lunch*, remote, withdrawn; concept 403 … New thesaurus
abstracted — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not concentrating on what is happening; preoccupied. DERIVATIVES abstractedly adverb … English terms dictionary
abstracted — [ab strak′tid] adj. 1. removed or separated (from something) 2. withdrawn in mind; absent minded SYN. ABSENT MINDED abstractedly adv. abstractedness n … English World dictionary
Abstracted — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abstracted — 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 withdrawn in mind ; inattentive to one s surroundings 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
abstracted — [[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 … English dictionary
abstracted — adjective /æbˈstræktɪd/ a) Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.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 … Wiktionary
abstracted — adjective I apologize for being so abstracted when you were talking Syn: absentminded, distracted, preoccupied, in a world of one s own, with one s head in the clouds, daydreaming, dreamy, inattentive, thoughtful, pensive, lost in thought, deep… … Thesaurus of popular words
