[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

absent-minded \ab`sent-mind"ed\, a.
   absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied. --
   ab`sent-mind"edness, n. -- ab`sent-mind"edly, adv.
   1913 webster
see also:
ab`sent-mind"edness ab`sent-mind"edly 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

absentmindedly
     adv : in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; "he read the
           letter absently" syn: absently, abstractedly, inattentively
see also:
absently abstractedly inattentively 

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