absorbingly

English

Etymology

absorbing +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

absorbingly (comparative more absorbingly, superlative most absorbingly)

  1. In an absorbing manner. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

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:

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