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absently
ab·sent A0025500 (ăb′sənt)adj.1. Not present; missing: absent friends; absent parents.2. Not existent; lacking: a country in which morality is absent.3. Exhibiting or feeling inattentiveness: an absent nod.tr.v. (ăb-sĕnt′) ab·sent·ed, ab·sent·ing, ab·sents To keep (oneself) away: They absented themselves from the debate.prep. Without: "Absent a legislative fix, this is an invitation for years of litigation" (Brian E. O'Neill).
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin absēns, absent-, present participle of abesse, to be away : ab-, away; see ab-1 + esse, to be; see es- in Indo-European roots.]
ab′sent·ly adv.absently (ˈæbsəntlɪ) advin an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; inattentivelyab•sent•ly (ˈæb sənt li)
adv. inattentively. [1870–75] Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | absently - in an absentminded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently"absentmindedly, abstractedly, inattentively |
absentlyadverb distractedly, dreamily, absent-mindedly, vacantly, blankly, vaguely, unconsciously, bemusedly, abstractedly, emptily, heedlessly, obliviously, inattentively, unheedingly He nodded absently.TranslationsIdiomsSeeabsentabsently
Related to absently: reputedlySynonyms for absentlyadv distractedlySynonyms- distractedly
- dreamily
- absent-mindedly
- vacantly
- blankly
- vaguely
- unconsciously
- bemusedly
- abstractedly
- emptily
- heedlessly
- obliviously
- inattentively
- unheedingly
Synonyms for absentlyadv in an absentminded or preoccupied mannerSynonyms- absentmindedly
- abstractedly
- inattentively
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