absent-minded

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It's not that he is absent-minded or self-possessed.

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  1. adjective Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied.

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  • Here's another case in point: This pregnancy is reminding me that I'm a complete, absent-minded doofus. —  Dorky Dad
  • It happens to the chronically absent-minded and to the fanatically organized, to the college-educated and to the marginally literate. —  ZRecommends
  • Follow the path drawn out by Daedalus and his absent-minded assistant, Talos, to navigate the corridors of the Cretan Labyrinth, and to put an end to the Minotaur's misery. —  IGN PC
  • The WWII version featured a seemingly absent-minded British archeologist professor who was helping Jewish friends to escape from Germany - an old black&white, but witty version, can not remember who was the leading actor - it is possible to find out. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • You may have been angry, absent-minded or in an altered state of consciousness for a brief moment (or hour).
 

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