Ab·sent-mind·ed a. Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied. -- Ab*sent-mind*ed*ness, n. -- Ab*sent-mind*ed*ly, adv.
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absentmindedly
adv : in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; "he read the
letter absently" [syn: absently, abstractedly, inattentively]