— obliviously , adv. — obliviousness , n.
/euh bliv"ee euhs/ , adj.
1. unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually fol. by of or to ): She was oblivious of his admiration.
2. forgetful; without remembrance or memory: oblivious of my former failure.
3. Archaic. inducing forgetfulness.
[ 1400-50; late ME obliviosus forgetful, equiv. to oblivi ( sci ) to for-get + -osus -OUS ]
Syn. 2. See absent-minded .