absent-mindedly
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absent-mindedly
- /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.li/ US
adverb more absent-mindedly · most absent-mindedly
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Preoccupiedly; in an absent-minded manner.
Professor Archimedes Q. Porter, his hands clasped beneath the tails of his long coat, paces back and forth under the ever-watchful eye of his faithful secretary, Mr. Samuel T. Philander. Twice within the past few minutes he has started absent-mindedly across the tracks in the direction of a near-by
Similar: absently, abstractedly
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adv preoccupiedly
| Español | distraídamente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ぼんやりと bon'yari to |
| Português | distraidamente |
| Français | distraitement |
| Deutsch | gedankenverloren, geistesabwesend |
| Italiano | distrattamente |
| Română | în mod absent |
| Русский | машина́льно mašinálʹno |
| עברית | בהיסח־דעת be'heisekh-da'at |
Talk about this word "absent-mindedly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/absent-mindedly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. absent-mindedly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/absent-mindedly "absent-mindedly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/absent-mindedly.Cite this
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