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inattentively

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in·at·ten·tive  (n-tntv)
adj.
Exhibiting a lack of attention; not attentive.
inat·tentive·ly adv.
inat·tentive·ness n.
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Adv.1.inattentivelyinattentively - in an absentminded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently"
absently, absentmindedly, abstractedly
Translations
inattentively [ˌɪnəˈtentɪvlɪ] ADV → distraídamente
inattentively
adv → unaufmerksam
inattentively [ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪvlɪ] adv → distrattamente
inattentively [ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪvlɪ] adv → distrattamente


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Rostov, smoking his pipe and turning his head about as the water trickled down his neck, listened inattentively, with an occasional glance at Ilyin, who was pressing close to him.
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Tess went down the hill to Trantridge Cross, and inattentively waited to take her seat in the van returning from Chaseborough to Shaston.
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Strange thoughts are bred in passing through crowded streets should the passenger, by chance, have no exact destination in front of him, much as the mind shapes all kinds of forms, solutions, images when listening inattentively to music.
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