ABSENTLY


Meaning of ABSENTLY in English

/ 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.