- a variation of absent-minded.
absentminded
Example Sentences
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How nervy — or maybe just absentminded — to rep the Chiefs in this Philadelphia suburb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
Thanks to his absentminded dash, Fahlberg invented artificial sweetener.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2019
I let them think I was an absentminded and irresponsible pre-teen.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2017
If you're as absentminded as me, there is every danger of leaving it on a train or in a taxi.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2014
I, the absentminded bereaved, was free to stare peacefully out the window.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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