Unobserving

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Failing to observe something; unobservant.

    "It was full of heartbreak, and Katy was too unobserving to notice how round and steady and commercial the penmanship was, and how large and fine were the flourishes."

Synonyms

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ablepticalabsent-mindedamauroticbenightedbereft of lightblind

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"It was full of heartbreak, and Katy was too unobserving to notice how round and steady and commercial the penmanship was, and how large and fine were the flourishes."

Etymology

From un- + observing.

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