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Definition of Distractable
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Distractable
Literary usage of Distractable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571). by Kenneth M. Setton (1984)
"... and aware of the perils of his time, Giovanni de' Medici was also distractable,
and we may well assume that he gave little thought to the Turks as he ..."
2. Character and Temperament by Joseph Jastrow (1921)
"tion, or as light and distractable—adapted to the longer or the shorter shifts
of effort. Judgment and the power of combining and of problem-solving have ..."
3. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children (1916)
"She was well for five years and was admitted for the sixth time on the second of
June, 1915. She was mildly hyperactive, distractable, flippant, ..."
4. The Mental Health of the School Child: The Psycho-educational Clinic in by John Edward Wallace Wallin (1914)
"In the clinic, on superficial examination, he appeared bright, but with a highly
distractable attention, his speech was distinct, fluent, but also glib, ..."
5. A Short Abridgement of Britane's Distemper: From the Yeare of God M.DC.XXXIX by Patrick Gordon, fl. 1649 (1844)
"... put to ane work of greatest consequence, al men (doe as it ware) hunger till
they be satisfied in their expectations. Hes not this distractable natione ..."
6. All the World Over by Edwin Hodder (1875)
"Yes, if you are distractable. For my part, I don't feel so ; and therefore don't
regret that the time has come for Theresa and myself to ..."
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