inattentively
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inattentively — inattentive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not paying attention. DERIVATIVES inattention noun inattentively adverb inattentiveness noun … English terms dictionary
Inattentively — Inattentive In at*ten tive, a. [Cf. F. inattentif.] Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive habit. I. Watts. Syn: Careless; heedless;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inattentively — adverb see inattentive … New Collegiate Dictionary
inattentively — adverb In an inattentive manner … Wiktionary
inattentively — adv. in an inattentive manner, heedlessly; negligently … English contemporary dictionary
inattentively — in·attentively … English syllables
inattentively — adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner he read the letter absently • Syn: ↑absently, ↑abstractedly, ↑absentmindedly • Derived from adjective: ↑absentminded (for: ↑absentminde … Useful english dictionary
inattentive — inattentively, adv. inattentiveness, n. /in euh ten tiv/, adj. not attentive; negligent. [1735 45; IN 3 + ATTENTIVE] Syn. heedless, oblivious, unmindful, preoccupied. * * * … Universalium
Inattention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inattention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inattention inattention inconsideration Sgm: N 1 inconsiderateness inconsiderateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 oversight oversight Sgm: N 1 inadvertence inadvertence inadvertency … English dictionary for students
absently — adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner (Freq. 6) he read the letter absently • Syn: ↑abstractedly, ↑inattentively, ↑absentmindedly • Derived from adjective: ↑absentminded ( … Useful english dictionary
