Definition of "distrait" in English

adjective

1. absent-minded, troubled, distracted

   • Seated upon the fallen hornbeam, Mrs Thoroughfare was regarding distraitly the sky.
   • 1996: John Le Carré, The Tailor of Panama (Knopf 1996, hardback edition, page 221) "Forgive me for being a fraction distrait today. We're trying to prevent another war."