absently

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Absently \Ab"sent*ly\, adv.
   In an absent or abstracted manner.
   [1913 Webster]

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