absent-minded
ˌabsent-ˈminded [absent-minded absent-mindedly absent-mindedness] BrE NAmE adjective tending to forget things, perhaps because you are not thinking about what is around you, but about sth else Syn: ↑forgetful •Grandpa's becoming quite absent-minded. Derived Words: ↑absent-mindedly ▪ ↑absent-mindedness Example Bank: •an absent-minded professor/scientist
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