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distractious

distractious adjective: distractive; distracting.

Adjective

distractious (comparative more distractious, superlative most distractious)

  1. distractive; distracting
    • 1678?, Ralph Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe
      And thus may the slow and imperfect wits of mortals be satisfied, that Providence to the Deity is no moliminous, laborious, and distractious thing.

Forms of distractious

comparativemore distractious
superlativemost distractious

Questions about distractious

What does distractious mean?
Distractious means distractive; distracting.
What part of speech is distractious?
Distractious is an adjective.

Words near distractious in the dictionary

  1. distractionary
  2. distractionism
  3. distractionist
  4. distractionists
  5. distractions
  6. distractious
  7. distractive
  8. distractively
  9. distractor
  10. distractors
  11. distracts

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