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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. in an absentminded or preoccupied manner;
- Example: "he read the letter absently"
[syn: absently, abstractedly, inattentively, absentmindedly]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Absently \Ab"sent*ly\, adv. In an absent or abstracted manner. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

absently adv 1: in an absentminded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently" [syn: absently, abstractedly, inattentively, absentmindedly]