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   In·at·ten·tive

   /ˌinəˈten(t)iv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not paying attention to something: "a particularly dull and inattentive student" Similar not concentratingdistractedlacking concentrationpreoccupiedabsentmindeddaydreamingdreamydreamingwoolgatheringlost in thoughtoff in a world of one's ownin a brown studywith one's head in the cloudsabstracteddistraitobliviousnot with usunheedinginformal:miles awayOpposite attentivealert
   • ▪ failing to attend to the comfort or wishes of others: "I was disappointed by the food and the inattentive service" Similar negligentneglectfulremissslacksloppyslapdashlackadaisicallaxforgetfulcarelessthoughtlessheedlessunthinkingindifferentunconcernedinconsiderateOpposite attentive

   Derivatives

   • 1. inattentively adverb
   • 2. inattentiveness noun

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