absently English

Meaning absently meaning

What does absently mean?

Definitions in simple English

— If something is done absently, it is done without paying attention to it.

— adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner he read the letter absently

What other words have the same or similar meaning as absently?

abstractedly absentmindedly inattentively absent-minded involuntarily in spite of oneself absent-mindedly