absentmindedly

Definition

Alternative form of absent-mindedly.

Etymology

From absentminded + -ly.

Example Sentences

• "Across the aisle, she was absentmindedly fiddling with a loose piece of yarn that had unraveled from her sweater, wrapping it around her finger the same way Derek was wrapped around her finger. And she didn't even know it. Hoo-boy. She killed him."