Absently

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In an absent or inattentive manner; with absence of mind.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. In an absent or abstracted manner.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adverb. in an absentminded or preoccupied manner