absent-mindedly

Variant of absent-minded

absent-minded definition

absent-minded or absentminded absent·minded (ab′sənt mīn′did, -mīn′-)

adjective

  1. so dreamy or lost in thought as not to pay attention to what one is doing or what is going on around one
  2. habitually forgetful

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