What does absent-mindedly mean?
Absent-mindedly means (manner) Preoccupiedly; in an absent-minded manner..
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/ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.li/ · adverb
(manner) Preoccupiedly; in an absent-minded manner..
Professor Archimedes Q. Porter, his hands clasped beneath the tails of his long coat, paces back and forth under the ever-watchful eye of his faithful secretary, Mr. Samuel T. Philander. Twice within the past few minutes he has started absent-mindedly across the tracks in the direction of a near-by swamp, only to be rescued and dragged back by the tireless Mr. Philander.
On the same highway, I once absent-mindedly cut in front of this enormous jacked-up pickup truck.
Use absent-mindedly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Absent-mindedly means (manner) Preoccupiedly; in an absent-minded manner..
Common synonyms include absently, abstractedly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Professor Archimedes Q. Porter, his hands clasped beneath the tails of his long coat, paces back and forth under the ever-watchful eye of his faithful secretary, Mr. Samuel T. Philander. Twice within the past few minutes he has started absent-mindedly across the tracks in the direction of a near-by swamp, only to be rescued and dragged back by the tireless Mr. Philander.
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