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What does absently mean?

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Adverb
  1. In an absent-minded or abstracted manner. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
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She was absently chewing her bottom lip and her eyes stared blankly into space.
The Italians stared fixedly at the set, absently downing the panini and Asti that had been intended for prospective buyers.
He sat up and looked at her, absently tapping the edge of the piano keys without making a sound.
It had a large garden, she noted absently, with weeping willows and cherry trees.
He kicked it absently as he made his way to the entrance, his arms folded over his torso, his teeth chattering from the biting cold.
Gareth was holding my hands, absently brushing his thumbs back and forth like he always does.

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