Absent-mindedly

//ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.li// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    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 swamp, only to be rescued and dragged back by the tireless Mr. Philander."

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"I went past my stop absent-mindedly."

Etymology

From absent-minded + -ly.

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