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side-tracked

side-tracked is the alternative form of sidetracked.

Adjective

side-tracked (comparative more side-tracked, superlative most side-tracked)

  1. Of a person or thing that has been distracted or diverted from a main goal.

Forms of side-tracked

comparativemore side-tracked
superlativemost side-tracked

Questions about side-tracked

What does side-tracked mean?
Side-tracked means of a person or thing that has been distracted or diverted from a main goal.
What is side-tracked the alternative form of?
Side-tracked is the alternative form of sidetracked.
What part of speech is side-tracked?
Side-tracked is an adjective.

Words near side-tracked in the dictionary

  1. side-swiping
  2. side-table
  3. side-tables
  4. side-taking
  5. side-to-side
  6. side-tracked
  7. side-view mirror
  8. side-walk
  9. side-wheel
  10. side-wheeler
  11. side-wheelers

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