abstracted

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Abstracted as they are, both the mirrored photos and the glass vases reflect female archetypes.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021

Abstracted, most elements of the modern suit would have been familiar to Napoleon.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2017

Abstracted, ruddy and untidy, he now sits at a big desk beside a lofty window which frames two sprawling, dirty vines and a begonia plant, directs the immaculate preservation of more than 100,000 prints.

From Time Magazine Archive

Folks wondered and stared that a fellow called Brown— Abstracted and solemn, in manner a clown, Ill dressed, with a lingering smell of the shop— Should appear as her escort at party or hop.

From Complete Poetical Works by Harte, Bret

The act of frowning—Reflection with an effort, or with the perception of something difficult or disagreeable— Abstracted meditation—Ill-temper—Moroseness—Obstinacy Sulkiness and pouting—Decision or determination—The firm closure of the mouth.

From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Darwin, Charles