absorbed

[ ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd ]

/ æbˈsɔrbd, -ˈzɔrbd /

adjective

deeply interested or involved; preoccupied: He had an absorbed look on his face.

Nearby words

absonant, absorb, absorbable gelatin film, absorbable suture, absorbance, absorbed, absorbed dose, absorbefacient, absorbent, absorbent cotton, absorbent vessel

Origin of absorbed

First recorded in 1755–65; absorb + -ed²

Related forms

ab·sorb·ed·ly

[ab-sawr-bid-lee, -zawr-] /æbˈsɔr bɪd li, -ˈzɔr-/, adverbab·sorb·ed·ness, nounun·ab·sorbed, adjectivewell-ab·sorbed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for absorbedly

I was in my office, absorbedly conversing with Norah on the all-engrossing subject of the Gately case, when Zizi dashed in.
The Man Who Fell Through the Earth|Carolyn Wells
He sat back in his chair, absorbedly thinking that here, at all events, was a theme which had enough practical relation with life.
Queed|Henry Sydnor Harrison
Absorbedly, Stone took them from her, and one by one he used them to snip at a sheet of paper from the library desk.
The Curved Blades|Carolyn Wells
He was conscious, delightedly, absorbedly, of everything about her.
Tante|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Sally drew it from her pocket and handed it to her, and Doris spent another five minutes regarding it absorbedly.
The Slipper Point Mystery|Augusta Huiell Seaman

British Dictionary definitions for absorbedly

absorbed

/ (əbˈsɔːbd, -ˈzɔːbd) /

adjective

engrossed; deeply interested

Derived Forms

absorbedly (əbˈsɔːbɪdlɪ, -ˈzɔː-), adverb

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