Inattentive (4)
'inattentive' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for deaf that I've seen before include "Hard of hearing" , "Unable to pick up" , "Aurally challenged" , "Audibly challenged" , "Refusing to hear (entreaty)" .)
'inattentive' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for absent that I've seen before include "Not present - vacuous" , "Not where one should be" , "Not at a specified place" , "elsewhere" , "Forgetful, with mind on other things" .)