Synonym: absentmindedly, abstractedly, inattentively. Similar words: absent, absentee, in absentia, absenteeism, absentminded, be absent from, absent-minded, subsequently. Meaning: ['æbsntlɪ] 
adv. in an absentminded or preoccupied manner.
adv. in an absentminded or preoccupied manner. 
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(31) He rubbed his chin absently on the top of Tessa's head, so that he could look over it at the girl.
(32) He looked absently at Carol.
(33) She continued to look absently at the sea.
(34) An aoudad absently pawing the mud and chewing.
(35) She smiled absently at Chang Su - su.
(36) My brother continued to read the book absently.
(37) He read the letter absently.
(38) She calls out to her children almost absently.
(39) Following him absently, Fan Po - wen asked,(Sentence dictionary) " Have you seen Pei - shan anywhere? "
(40) " We'll have to take a coach to - night, " answered Carrie absently.
(41) " I know,'she said , absently, feeling slightly guilty of neglect.
(42) But, still in a faint, golden glow from her dandeleonine dream, she fingered the typewriter keys absently for a little while, with her mind and heart in the meadow lane with her young farmer.
(43) Sometimes, when I am seized by tiresomeness, I and gaze at the sky absently.
(44) ANN: ( disinterested ; absently playing with a napkin ) Thank you.
(45) I absently ran my hand through Camus's long, silky hair.
(46) Absorbed , IT licked IT index finger absently each time IT tossed a page.
(47) " No,' said the young man absently, " I lost! "
(48) Dr. Taza sat on the bed and said almost absently, " You know, you're a widower.
(49) And the third night the men uttered the question yet again -- with anguish, and absently.
(50) But, still in a faint, golden glow from her dandelion dream, she fingered the typewriter keys absently for a little while, with her mind and heart in the meadow lane with her young farmer.
(51) The boy kept on sorting his mail and answered absently, " He's not here. ".
More similar words: absent, absentee, in absentia, absenteeism, absentminded, be absent from, absent-minded, subsequently, absentee ballot, absentmindedly, absent-mindedly, presently, absent without leave, absence, absence of mind, in the absence of, leave of absence, gently, decently, patently, ardently, intently, potently, fluently, recently, urgently, silently, evidently, prudently, apparently.