absently

adv
/ˈæb.sn̩t.li/US

Etymology

From absent + -ly.

  1. derived from absens
  2. derived from ausent
  3. derived from absent
  4. inherited from absent
  5. formed as absently — “absent + -ly

Definitions

  1. In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.

    • When he is in company he will sit absently muttering over a heap of Arabick, or in a Ciceronian attitude, declaim with all the vehemency of eloquence […]
    • Absently, he picked a dew-wet leaf from the hibiscus shrub, crushed it in his palm, put it in his mouth and came towards her, chewing.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA