absently

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Adverbial absently has 1 sense

absently, abstractedly, inattentively, absentmindedly - in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently"
Derived from adjective absent₂

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Absently

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense:

In an absent-minded or distracted manner.
In a casual or unconcerned manner.

Usage:

She was staring absently out of the window, lost in her thoughts.
He absentmindedly played with his pen, his mind elsewhere.
The teenager answered his mother's questions absently, clearly preoccupied with something else.

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