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distractful

distractful adjective: distracting.

Adjective

distractful (comparative more distractful, superlative most distractful)

  1. (archaic) distracting
    • thank thy sisters, they apparrel'd thee
      In that distractful state1636, Thomas Heywood, Love's Mistress

Forms of distractful

comparativemore distractful
superlativemost distractful

Origin of distractful

From distract + -ful.

Questions about distractful

What does distractful mean?
Distractful means distracting.
What part of speech is distractful?
Distractful is an adjective.

Words near distractful in the dictionary

  1. distractees
  2. distracter
  3. distracters
  4. distractest
  5. distracteth
  6. distractful
  7. distractibility
  8. distractible
  9. distractile
  10. distracting
  11. distractingly

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