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unpreoccupied

unpreoccupied adjective: not preoccupied.

Adjective

unpreoccupied (not comparable)

  1. Not preoccupied.
    • To her credit, Ms. Taylor, in conversation, seemed wholly unpreoccupied with test scores, nurturing fragile geniuses or preparing children for the rigorous application processes their futures will no doubt hold.2009 September 8, Susan Dominus, “Going the Distance to Get a Child to a Magnet School”, in New York Times

Origin of unpreoccupied

From un- + preoccupied.

Questions about unpreoccupied

What does unpreoccupied mean?
Unpreoccupied means not preoccupied.
What part of speech is unpreoccupied?
Unpreoccupied is an adjective.

Words near unpreoccupied in the dictionary

  1. unpremultiplies
  2. unpremultiply
  3. unpremultiplying
  4. unprenticed
  5. unprenylated
  6. unpreoccupied
  7. unpreordained
  8. unprepackaged
  9. unpreparable
  10. unpreparation
  11. unprepare

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