abstractedly

Charles looked at his father for permission, who said abstractedly, "Give it her."

Bill had turned away, and was abstractedly contemplating the strangers.

He retrieved the 260 Herald, and abstractedly smoothed out the pages.

"Nuffin, massa; I war only tinkin'," he abstractedly replied.

He rises from his seat, and abstractedly stares at the Star, then at the audience.

As he did so, he abstractedly murmured, "Parsley,—fatal to parrots."

"I have to be home at five," replied the Prophet, abstractedly.

She only sat there abstractedly, with her hand lifted from the wrist.

“I beg your pardon,” said Terry, quietly and abstractedly, to the audience.

"You can do as you like, Hawke," replied Dennis abstractedly.