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distractedly

distractedly adverb: in a distracted manner.

Adverb

distractedly (comparative more distractedly, superlative most distractedly)

  1. In a distracted manner.
    • [S]he flaps distractedly past us in a splather of muddy spume.1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 147
    • Bradly had laid out rice, potatoes, tomatoes and cheese, and was juggling distractedly among these matters.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 202

Forms of distractedly

comparativemore distractedly
superlativemost distractedly

Origin of distractedly

From distracted + -ly.

Questions about distractedly

What does distractedly mean?
Distractedly means in a distracted manner.
What part of speech is distractedly?
Distractedly is an adverb.

Words near distractedly in the dictionary

  1. distr.
  2. distract
  3. distractability
  4. distractable
  5. distracted
  6. distractedly
  7. distractedness
  8. distractee
  9. distractees
  10. distracter
  11. distracters

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