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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche