adj. 25B6; adjective
an inattentive pupil : DISTRACTED, lacking concentration, preoccupied, absent-minded, daydreaming, dreamy, abstracted, distrait; informal miles away.
inattentive service : NEGLIGENT, neglectful, remiss, slack, sloppy, slapdash, lax; forgetful, careless, thoughtless, heedless.
alert.