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distractious

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

distractive; distracting

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1678?, Ralph Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe And thus may the slow and imperfect wits of mortals be satisfied, that Providence to the Deity is no moliminous, laborious, and distractious thing.

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