(ˈ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
1. archaic : abstract 2
2. : drawn away : removed , separate , apart
the evil one abstracted stood from his own evil — John Milton
possibility is that in which stands achievability, abstracted from achievement — A.N.Whitehead
3. : withdrawn in mind : inattentive to surrounding objects : preoccupied , absentminded
sitting silent and abstracted
their pallid abstracted air of human beings devoted to a difficult ideal — Herman Wouk
• ab·stract·ed·ly adverb
• ab·stract·ed·ness noun -es