absent-mindedly
Look at other dictionaries:
absent-mindedly — absent minded ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inattentive or forgetful. DERIVATIVES absent mindedly adverb absent mindedness noun … English terms dictionary
absent-mindedly — adv. Absent mindedly is used with these verbs: ↑flick, ↑nod, ↑stroke … Collocations dictionary
Absent-mindedly — Absent minded Ab sent mind ed, a. Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied. {Ab sent mind ed*ness}, n. {Ab sent mind ed*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
absent-mindedly — See absent minded. * * * … Universalium
absent-mindedly — See: absent minded … English dictionary
absent-mindedly — adv. distractedly, in a distracted manner … English contemporary dictionary
absent-mindedly — adv absently, inattentively, blankly, abstractedly COLLOQ. in a world of your own, with your head in the clouds … Useful english dictionary
absent-mindedly adv — I ve just had a frontal lobotomy, said Tom absentmindedly … English expressions
absent-minded — absent mindedly, adv. absent mindedness, n. /ab seuhnt muyn did/, adj. so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one s immediate surroundings. Also,… … Universalium
absent-minded — or absentminded [ab′sənt mīn′did, ab′səntmīn΄did] adj. 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 absent mindedly adv. absent mindedness n. SYN. ABSENT… … English World dictionary
