(adv.) In an absent or abstracted manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). absently. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/absently/definitions/1969884 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "absently" http://smartdefine.org/absently/definitions/1969884 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, absently, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/absently/definitions/1969884>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "absently" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/absently/definitions/1969884> |