absorbingly

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adverb

In an absorbing manner.

“It's an absorbingly well-crafted film.”

First used First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adverbabsorbingly (comparative more absorbingly, superlative most absorbingly)

comparative more absorbingly · superlative most absorbingly

  1. In an absorbing manner.First known use First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.

    It's an absorbingly well-crafted film.

    2 more examples

    She told that story absorbingly, so nobody paid attention to anything else.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:absorbingly.

Origin

From absorbing + -ly.

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Translations

Portuguese absorventemente
  • absorventementein an absorbing manner
Cite this entry
APA

absorbingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbingly

MLA

“absorbingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absorbingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbingly.

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