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absent-mindedly
absent-mindedly
See also: absentmindedly
English
Adverb
absent-mindedly (comparative more absent-mindedly, superlative most absent-mindedly)
- (manner) Preoccupiedly; in an absent-minded manner. [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]
Translations
preoccupiedly
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References
- ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9