ab ‧ sent ‧ ly /ˈæbs ə ntli/ BrE AmE adverb
in a way that shows that you are not paying attention to or thinking about what is happening:
Laura gazed absently out of the window.
ab ‧ sent ‧ ly /ˈæbs ə ntli/ BrE AmE adverb
in a way that shows that you are not paying attention to or thinking about what is happening:
Laura gazed absently out of the window.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012