distractible

adjective

dis·​tract·​ible

də̇ˈstraktəbəl

variants or less commonly distractable

: capable of being distracted : having one's attention readily diverted

described by his teacher as lovable but extremely restless and distractible

—Edwin Powers & Helen Witmer

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