Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Unable to focus adequate attention on or take a productive interest in serious or necessary matters.
- adjective Stupefied or disoriented from drug use.
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- adjective
spaced-out - adjective
eccentric - adjective having much
space - adjective of, related to or connected with the
extraterrestrial
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug
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Examples
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(Never mind that the car most closely associated with the term is kind of spacy-looking.) - Bronx man apprehended after stealing Xbox 360 and signing in with misappropriated Xbox LIVE login id.
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At the opposite end, extreme empathy may lead to an inability to create boundaries with others, while high creativity may be accompanied by a spacy inability to follow through and translate ideas into actions.
Be Excellent at Anything Tony Schwartz 2010
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At the opposite end, extreme empathy may lead to an inability to create boundaries with others, while high creativity may be accompanied by a spacy inability to follow through and translate ideas into actions.
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working Tony Schwartz 2010
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Yes, Virginia, you can win a copy of this papery, spacy wonderfulness – simply scroll down to the competition posting, complete with question and gratuitous HINT!
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At the opposite end, extreme empathy may lead to an inability to create boundaries with others, while high creativity may be accompanied by a spacy inability to follow through and translate ideas into actions.
Be Excellent at Anything Tony Schwartz 2010
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Yes, Virginia, you can win a copy of this papery, spacy wonderfulness – simply scroll down to the competition posting, complete with question and gratuitous HINT!
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The carnival of the spacy-est kids around is up at OrbitalHub.
Archive 2008-09-12 Nicole 2008
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Yes, Virginia, you can win a copy of this papery, spacy wonderfulness – simply scroll down to the competition posting, complete with question and gratuitous HINT!
Activity Roundup At The Start Of The Year 2010 « INTERSTELLAR TACTICS 2010
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One of the great modern love stories, the enduringly charming "Annie Hall" has Allen essentially playing himself, with Keaton's sweet, spacy Annie providing an inspired foil.
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Gary and I went to the supermarket, where I was very spacy.
The Conversation Susan Palwick 2009
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