| This too he seemed to give profound yet absentminded attention. |
| These children are quickly seen as unintelligent, lazy, unruly or absentminded and soon find themselves left behind. |
| He gave her an absentminded squeezing of the hand nearest him by way of answer without lifting his eyes from his book. |
| It was with an absentminded nod that he acquiesced in the man's announcement that he might arrange about the boat for him. |
| In the absence of a formal diagnosis, individuals affected by Asperger syndrome may be perceived as simply absentminded, socially and physically awkward, or highly intelligent. |
| He has a jolly, ready laugh and mannerisms like an absentminded professor. |
