In an abstracted manner; while lost in thought or appearing mentally distant and inattentive.
From abstracted (abstract + -ed) plus -ly. Forms an adverb describing the manner of being mentally removed or separated from present surroundings.
Writers often describe genius characters staring 'abstractedly' out windows—it's that stereotypical image of deep thinkers so lost in their own minds they don't notice reality around them!
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