Lexicographical Neighbors of Distraite
Literary usage of Distraite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... were still a French word: it is frequently italicized, it has a feminine
variant distraite like a French adjective, and it is pronounced as if French. ..."
2. Oeuvres Complètes de Alfred de Musset by Alfred de Musset, Paul de Musset (1866)
"... et elle est à cent lieues de là. LE BARON. Elle est peut-être distraite?
LE MARQUIS. Oui, elle est distraite. C'est insupportable, cela. LE BARON. ..."
3. Nature Displayed in Her Mode of Teaching Language to Man: Being a New and by Nicolas Gouin Dufief (1834)
"distraite. Open. Ouvert. Open. Ouverte. Greedy. Gourmand. Greedy. Gourmande.
Warm. Chaud. Warm. ... Dites-moi, je vous prie, ce qui la rend si distraite. ..."
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