absentminded
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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
Even when Ruck is tossed into the fray, he’s more of an absentminded buffer than anything else.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2018
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
She's spacy, a little absentminded, incapable of keeping a diary or remembering the names of books she loves, and cites sleeping and chainwatching TV as among her favourite activities.
From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2013
“Mercury isn’t really airless,” explained Powell, in absentminded fashion.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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