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What is the adjective for distractionary?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb distract which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

distracted
  1. having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
  2. distraught
  3. Synonyms:
      4. preoccupied, abstracted, inattentive, absorbed, dreamy, absent, vague, faraway, bemused, distrait, engrossed, distant, absentminded, diverted, agitated, bewildered, puzzled, mystified, nonplussed, unfocused, sidetracked, absent-minded, miles away, not with it, at sea, driven to distraction, daydreaming, oblivious, lost in thought, unmindful, dreaming, musing, woolgathering, pensive, heedless, unaware, unheeding, in a brown study, wool-gathering, careless, scatterbrained, unobservant, out to lunch, forgetful, in a world of your own, not with us, ditzy, far away, negligent, lost … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “He found himself increasingly distracted by thoughts of all the people who had treated him well.”
      “The Rabshakeh was distracted by news of the Assyrian king's movements and left to join him.”
      “I was distracted by all these emotions of lust and love.”
distract
  1. (obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder.
  2. (obsolete) Insane; mad.
distrait
  1. absent-minded, troubled, distracted
  2. Synonyms:
      3. abstracted, inattentive, absent, distracted, preoccupied, faraway, dreamy, absorbed, oblivious, vague, unaware, heedless, engrossed, woolgathering, unmindful, distant, ditzy, scatterbrained, forgetful, agitated, distraught, absent-minded, wool-gathering, miles away, lost in thought, in a brown study, a million miles away, daydreaming, musing, absentminded, bemused, dreaming, pensive, lost, unheeding, unconscious, removed, unobservant, out to lunch, not with us, far away, careless, neglectful, diverted, unthinking, inadvertent, blank, airheaded, mooning, moony … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She towers over most human beings and there's a distrait quality about her eyes.”
      “He has always seemed somewhat distrait, but now he has the lost air of a man who has fallen from the heavens into an unknown world.”
      “Set in Paris in 1928, Hastings's play focuses on Joyce's distrait daughter, Lucia.”
distractionary
  1. That distracts, or causes distraction
distractable
  1. Alternative form of distractible
distractible
  1. Capable of being distracted
  2. Synonyms:
      3. easily distracted, easily sidetracked, absent-minded, dreamy, easily diverted, inattentive, unalert
  3. Examples:
      4. “Then ten months after admission she one day suddenly became talkative, distractible and emotional, laughing and crying.”
      “Are you distractible and let your mind drift from routine tasks or boring conversations?”
      “They are often angry, anxious, distractible and lacking self-control.”
distractive
  1. causing distraction
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disruptive, disturbing, unsettling, perturbing, bothersome, intrusive, distracting, disrupting, diversionary, diverting, off-putting, confusing, dismaying, disconcerting, bothering, bewildering, distressing, disquieting, worrisome, agitating, upsetting, distressful, troubling, trying, troublesome, unpleasant, difficult, irksome, irritating, worrying, provoking, vexing, discouraging, discommoding, wearisome, creepy, aggravating, painful, annoying, disagreeable, harassing, burdensome, tiresome, severe, depressing, inconvenient, sinister, onerous, toilsome, hard … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The permanent teeth begin to emerge at this time, which is often a painful and distractive process.”
      “Be careful of distractive moves and tricks such as handing over counterfeit money, removing dirt off clothing etc.”
      “The distractive effect caused by producing two impressions through a wrong use of marks of parenthesis, should be avoided.”
distractful
  1. (archaic) distracting
distractious
  1. (obsolete) distractive
distracting
  1. present participle of distract
  2. Synonyms:
      3. interesting, attracting, appealing to, drawing, engrossing, exciting, fascinating, intriguing, tempting, captivating, entertaining, enthralling, luring, snaring, tantalizing, titillating, affecting, amusing, arousing, engaging, gripping, hooking, perking up, pleasing, pulling, touching, mesmerising, mesmerizing, moving, riveting, rivetting, tantalising, turning on, beguiling, bemusing, enchanting, grabbing, immersing, piquing, absorbing, bewitching, floating someone's boat, lighting someone's fire, occupying, preoccupying, sitting up, tickling someone's fancy, arresting, busying, enwrapping … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “This is obviously a distracting, nerve-wracking, uncomfortable experience for him.”
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