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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.