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engrossing

American  
[en-groh-sing] / ɛnˈgroʊ sɪŋ /

adjective

  1. fully occupying the mind or attention; absorbing.

    I'm reading the most engrossing book.


engrossing British  
/ ɪnˈɡrəʊsɪŋ /

adjective

  1. so interesting as to occupy one's attention completely; absorbing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of engrossing

First recorded in 1475–85; engross + -ing 2

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“Upper Left Cities”: Engrossing infographic maps by David Banis and Hunter Shobe compare Seattle, Portland and San Francisco based on data such as urban trails, commute times, food and drink patterns and more.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2021

Engrossing questions throng science writer Sue Armstrong’s round-up of research on the biology of ageing.

From Nature • Jan. 7, 2019

Engrossing and at times mordantly funny, Perlstein’s book treats the years 1973-76 as a Rosetta stone for American politics today.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2014

Engrossing storytelling is certainly among the pleasures the theater can provide.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2011

"Engrossing" is really the result of a successful forestalling, with or without regrating; that is to say, it is a complete "corner of the market"; from it our word "grocer" is derived.

From Popular Law-making by Stimson, Frederic Jesup

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