Observated

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1
To sit back and pay attention, but only because you’re too lazy to do anything else.
I observed the whole fight from my couch, because I was too tired to join in.
I observed the chaos in the office because I was hiding from my boss.
I observed the drama in the class because I was too busy eating my lunch.
2
A person who watches people but isn’t a stalker, because they're too dumb to realize they're being watched.
She observed me from across the room, but I didn’t notice her until she tripped over a chair.
He observed me in the cafeteria, but I thought he was just eating his sandwich.
She observed me from the back of the bus, but I thought she was just sleeping.
3
A person who notices tiny stuff others ignore, usually because they’re high or sleep-deprived.
He noticed the tiny speck of hair on my shirt, probably because he was high.
She noticed the tiny crumb on the floor, because she hadn’t slept in days.
He noticed the tiny scratch on my phone, because he was counting the cracks in the wall.
4
Driving erratically from the result of looking around too much, like you’re trying to escape a monster.
She was driving like a maniac because she kept looking at her phone and the road.
He was driving like a lunatic because he kept checking the mirror and the backseat.
She was driving like a lost puppy because she kept looking around for her missing friend.
5
To watch carefully, especially with attention to details or behavior, like you’re trying to figure out why your life is so bad.
He watched the guy in the corner like he was trying to solve a mystery.
She watched the kid in the class like he was the reason her life was a mess.
He watched the teacher like she was going to give him detention.
6
Observative is a totally real word that is most definitely not made up. It can be used to describe someone who is making an observation and therefore can be described as observative. But no one uses it, because it sounds like it was invented by a 12-year-old.
He was observative, but no one believed him because he said it like he was explaining a video game.
She was observative, but her friends laughed at her because she said it like it was a secret code.
He was observative, but his teacher marked it wrong because it wasn’t in the dictionary.
7
A word mistakenly used by people, where they actually mean observant. It's like saying 'I'm a biker' when you ride a scooter.
He said he was observative, but he just meant he was observant, like a guy who rides a scooter and calls it a bike.
She said she was observative, but she just meant she was observant, like a kid who calls a skateboard a 'board.'
He said he was observative, but he just meant he was observant, like a guy who calls a walkie-talkie a 'walkie.'
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