inattentive
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Inattentive ball security has caused the Midshipmen’s rushing attack to suffer mightily as well.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2012
Inattentive readers of movie timetables who are looking for Jim Mickle’s “Stake Land,” a recently released zombie film, but accidentally wander into “SKATELAND” are going to be perplexed.
From New York Times • May 6, 2011
Being Inattentive As any seasoned bowhunter knows, a shot at a quality animal is a precious commodity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Inattentive to what is passing; absentÐminded; preoccupied; as, an absent air.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Inattentive to these evidences of desertion, he turned in at the gate and rode along a weedy and neglected drive.
From The Four Feathers by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
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