distractedly
UK/dis'træktidli/US/dis'træktidli/
B1
Definitions
adv.
In an inattentive or preoccupied manner
心不在焉地，心烦意乱地
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddistractnot, apart, away
+
-edpull, drag, draw
+
-lypast tense / completed
=distractedly
distracted + -ly = 'in a distracted manner.' Transparent adverb.
Example Sentences
- 1.
He nodded distractedly, his mind clearly elsewhere.