absent-mindedly

See also: absentmindedly

English

Etymology

From absent-minded +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.li/

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Adverb

absent-mindedly (comparative more absent-mindedly, superlative most absent-mindedly)

1. (manner) Preoccupiedly; in an absent-minded manner. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]

Synonyms

• absently, abstractedly

Translations

preoccupiedly

• Bulgarian: разсеян, потънал в мисли (razsejan, potǎnal v misli)
• Catalan: badant (ca), distretament (ca)
• Danish: åndsfraværende, distræt
• Finnish: hajamielisesti, poissaolevasti
• French: distraitement (fr)
• German: gedankenverloren (de), geistesabwesend (de)
• Hebrew: בהיסח-דעת (be'heisekh-da'at)
• Hungarian: szórakozottan
• Italian: distrattamente (it)
• Japanese: ぼんやりと (ja) (bon'yari to)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: åndsfraværende

• Portuguese: distraidamente
• Romanian: în mod absent
• Russian: машина́льно (ru) (mašinálʹno)
• Spanish: distraídamente
• Turkish: beyinsizce