absent-mindedly

See also: absentmindedly

English

Etymology

absent-minded +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.li/

Adverb

absent-mindedly (comparative more absent-mindedly, superlative most absent-mindedly)

(manner) Preoccupiedly; in an absent-minded manner. [First attested in the late 19^th century.][1]

Synonyms

absently, abstractedly

Translations

preoccupiedly

Bulgarian: разсеян, потънал в мисли (razsejan, potǎnal v misli)
Catalan: distretament (ca)
Finnish: hajamielisesti, poissaolevasti
French: distraitement (fr)
German: gedankenverloren (de), geistesabwesend (de)
Hebrew: בהיסח-דעת (be'heisekh-da'at)
Hungarian: szórakozottan
Italian: distrattamente (it)

Japanese: ぼんやりと (ja) (bon'yari to)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: åndsfraværende
Portuguese: distraidamente
Romanian: în mod absent
Russian: машина́льно (ru) (mašinálʹno)
Spanish: distraídamente
Turkish: beyinsizce

References

“absent-mindedly” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

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