in an absentminded or preoccupied manner; he read the letter absently
[ Syn: abstractedly , abstractedly , inattentively , inattentively , absentmindedly , absentmindedly , abstractedly , abstractedly , inattentively , inattentively , absentmindedly , absentmindedly , abstractedly , abstractedly , inattentively , inattentively , absentmindedly , absentmindedly , abstractedly , abstractedly , inattentively , inattentively , absentmindedly , absentmindedly ]