Definition
In an absentminded way; without thinking about what you're doing because your mind is on something else.
Etymology
From absentminded (adjective) + -ly (adverb suffix). Follows the standard pattern for converting adjectives to adverbs in English.
Kelly Says
When you do something absentmindedly, your brain is running on 'autopilot' through procedural memory pathways, which is why you can drive home from work and suddenly realize you don't remember any of the drive.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ አይነት
an-d ay-net
ARالعربية
بلا مبالاة
bila mubala'ah
CACatalà
desatentament
de-sa-ten-ta-ment
CSČeština
nepozorně
ne-po-t-n-e
DADansk
forglemt
for-glemt
DEDeutsch
abwesend
ab-ve-sents
ELΕλληνικά
απρόσεκτα
a-pro-sek-ta
ESEspañol
desprevenidamente
des-pre-ven-i-den-te-men-te
FISuomi
häpeilemään
hae-pei-le-maan
FRFrançais
absurdment
ab-surd-man
GLGalego
despreocupadamente
HEעברית
בלא תשומת לב
ba-la tish-o-mat lev
HIहिन्दी
अनिन्द्रिय
a-ni-in-dree-ya
HUMagyar
elvonatkozik
el-von-at-ko-zik
IDBahasa Indonesia
terlupa
ter-loo-pa
ITItaliano
assuratamente
a-su-ra-ta-men-te
MRMR
अनिद्रिय
a-ni-dree-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
terlupa
ter-loo-pa
MYမြန်မာ
မကြာခဏ
ma-kya-cha-n
NLNederlands
onoplettend
on-o-plet-tend
NONorsk
tankeløs
tan-kel-los
PAPA
ਅਨਿद्रਿਯ
a-ni-dri-ya
PLPolski
nieobecnie
nie-o-be-ts-nie
PTPortuguês
desatento
de-sa-ten-to
RORomână
neatenționat
ne-a-ten-tion-at
RUРусский
отвлекшись
otvlekhs-sya
SLSlovenščina
zaboravljivo
SVSvenska
ofogtat
o-fog-tat
TAதமிழ்
மனம் தளர்ந்து
ma-nam tha-lar-nthu
TEతెలుగు
అలసటగా
a-la-sa-ta-ga
THไทย
หลงๆลืมๆ
long long-luem-luem
TLTL
malapitan
ma-la-pi-tan
TRTürkçe
dalgınca
dal-gin-ca
UKУкраїнська
недбало
ne-d-ba-lo
ZH中文
absentmindedly
chuān-wù-de