absorbed

[ ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd ]

/ æbˈsɔrbd, -ˈzɔrbd /

adjective

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

Nearby words

Origin of absorbed

First recorded in 1755–65; absorb + -ed²

Related formsab·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 Formsabsorbedly (əbˈsɔːbɪdlɪ, -ˈzɔː-), adverb

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