8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
originEtymology tree Latin absum Latin absēnsder. Old French ausentder. Middle French absentbor. ▲ Latin absēnsbor. Middle English absent English absent Middle English -ly English -ly English absently From absent + -ly.
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