1. in a manner showing lack of attention or concentration; absent-mindedly

Examples

• She stared distractedly out the window during the meeting.
• He distractedly stirred his coffee while thinking about the argument.
• The student answered distractedly, clearly not focused on the quiz.
• She nodded distractedly as her friend spoke about the weekend plans.
• He walked distractedly through the hallway, bumping into a locker.
• The teacher noticed the class was listening distractedly to the lecture.