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  • adjective Alternative form of absent-minded.

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Examples

  • It all seemed a little improvisational, and Bird was even deeper in absentminded professor mode than usual, which makes me wonder what happened to the rest of the band.

    the predatory wriggle and the friendly grin stillsostrange 2009

  • Like Amber, they are often described as absentminded.

    A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002

  • Like Amber, they are often described as absentminded.

    A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002

  • I backed away slowly, feeling an automatic hello-there kind of absentminded smile climb up on my face as a disguise.

    Darkly Dreaming Dexter Lindsay, Jeff 2004

  • I backed away slowly, feeling an automatic hello-there kind of absentminded smile climb up on my face as a disguise.

    DarklyDreamingDexter 2004

  • Tad sighed as Aubri went through the whole of his dry, impish, "absentminded" routine, first scratching his rusty-brown headfeathers meditatively (which made more dustmotes dance into the light), then staring up at the ceiling of the dwelling he shared with Judeth.

    The Silver Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1996

  • In particular, he had watched "absentminded" and "bumbling" Aubri best Skandranon time and time again over a game of stones, so it wasn't likely that he would ever be fooled into thinking that Aubri wasn't as sharp as his human partner.

    The Silver Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1996

  • In particular, he had watched "absentminded" and "bumbling" Aubri best Skandranon time and time again over a game of stones, so it wasn't likely that he would ever be fooled into thinking that Aubri wasn't as sharp as his human partner.

    The Silver Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1996

  • Tad sighed as Aubri went through the whole of his dry, impish, "absentminded" routine, first scratching his rusty-brown headfeathers meditatively (which made more dustmotes dance into the light), then staring up at the ceiling of the dwelling he shared with Judeth.

    The Silver Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1996

  • Iranian TV goes ga-ga over Obama - Heaps praise on Democrats while blasting 'absentminded'

    LifeSiteNews.com Headlines 2008

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  • "I looked around to realize that the school had become populated while I'd been sitting there, absentminded." - Twilight, Stephanie Meyer, pg. 143

    December 1, 2010