In an absent-minded or abstracted manner
“Though pleasantly matey, he has the fatigued, abstracted air of someone who has been summarising his CV in dressing rooms for three decades.”
In a thoughtful, daydreamy or pensive manner
Unknowingly, without conscious thought or intent
Adverb for absorbed or engrossed in thought
“He watched the play with an abstracted mind, trying to give himself gaiety by drinking whiskey in each interval.”
Adverb for having or showing no emotion or expression
Adverb for having been shortened or abridged
Adverb for showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm
Adverb for standing on its own apart from the others
Adverb for aloof or unemotional in manner or behavior
Adverb for dreamy and unaware of one's surroundings, for example because one is in love
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