inattentively

1. 1.

   in an absentminded or preoccupied manner

   “he read the letter absently”

   Synonymsabsentlyabstractedlyabsentmindedly

Questions about inattentively

What does inattentively mean?

inattentively means "in an absentminded or preoccupied manner".

How many syllables are in inattentively?

inattentively has 6 syllables and divides as i-nat-ten-ti-ve-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for inattentively?

Close synonyms include absently, abstractedly, absentmindedly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.