Associations to the word «Absently»
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Adjective
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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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.