/ ˈæbsəntli; NAmE / adverb
in a way that shows you are not looking at or thinking about what is happening around you :
He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen.
/ ˈæbsəntli; NAmE / adverb
in a way that shows you are not looking at or thinking about what is happening around you :
He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005