absent-mindedly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.li/ (US)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English absent-minded Middle English -ly English -ly English absent-mindedly From absent-minded + -ly.
Meanings
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Preoccupiedly; in an absent-minded manner.
On the same highway, I once absent-mindedly cut in front of this enormous jacked-up pickup truck.
2024 June 10, Thomas Lake, “17 years later, I still remember this act of kindness from another driver”, in CNN: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.
1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Ships That Pass”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […], published March 1915, →OCLC, page 154:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most absent-mindedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more absent-mindedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (21)
fi hajamielisesti (preoccupiedly) · fi poissaolevasti (preoccupiedly) · hu szórakozottan (preoccupiedly) · de geistesabwesend (preoccupiedly) · fr distraitement (preoccupiedly) · bg разсеян, потънал в мисли (preoccupiedly) · ro în mod absent (preoccupiedly) · de gedankenverloren (preoccupiedly) · nb åndsfraværende (preoccupiedly) · ca badant (preoccupiedly) · pt distraidamente (preoccupiedly) · pl z roztargnieniem (preoccupiedly) · da distræt (preoccupiedly) · es distraídamente (preoccupiedly) · ca distretament (preoccupiedly) · ja ぼんやりと (preoccupiedly) · ru машина́льно (preoccupiedly) · tr beyinsizce (preoccupiedly) · he בהיסח־דעת (preoccupiedly) · da åndsfraværende (preoccupiedly) · it distrattamente (preoccupiedly)