Meanings
adjectiveunabsorbing (comparative more unabsorbing, superlative most unabsorbing)
comparative more unabsorbing · superlative most unabsorbing
- Not absorbing.
True, “Counterswarm,” to Ligeti, is a clever but unabsorbing conception of humans viewed as insects, and the real charm of “Aureole,” to Handel, is reduced by the women’s autopilot bright smiles (also by Mr. See’s exaggerated facial reactions).
2008 March 4, Alastair Macaulay, “From a Master Craftsman, Recurring Themes of Divinity, Death and Desire”, in New York Times
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unabsorbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unabsorbing
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“unabsorbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unabsorbing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unabsorbing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unabsorbing.
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