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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke