Associations to the word «Absently»

Wiktionary

ABSENTLY, adverb. In an absent-minded or abstracted manner. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABSENTLY, adverb. In an absentminded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently".

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle