absorbedly

English

Etymology

absorbed +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /æbˈsɔɹb.ɪd.li/, /æbˈzɔɹb.ɪd.li/, /əbˈsɔɹb.ɪd.li/, /əbˈzɔɹb.ɪd.li/

Adverb

absorbedly (comparative more absorbedly, superlative most absorbedly)

1. In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]^[1]

Related terms

• absorb
• absorbably
• absorbently
• absorbingly

References

1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 9: