absorbedly
- adverb
- /əbˈzɔrbdli/
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absorbidamente
- Robert Helman, in a gray tweed jacket, red bow tie, and dark rumpled slacks, sat over his vegetable soup, eating absorbedly, looking fretful and displeased.
Examples
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Flora is playing, quite absorbedly it seems, on the bank of the pond, humming a nonsensical little tune as she cradles her newest doll in her arms, and an exquisitely beautiful, lifelike doll.
Fiction book (1993) -
There were two English books that I read absorbedly, though not with full understanding, during my last year in a Jewish parochial high school: Anti-Semitism.
Fiction book (1997) -
Nuzhat was already laughing too absorbedly as she beheld ??? climbing many stairs that led to the Quaid's mazar.
Academic text (1992) -
She sat at a table, writing absorbedly and looking preposterously bloated, the yellow light falling cruelly upon her pudgy features and gray hair.
Fiction book (1997) -
The students listened absorbedly as the teacher explained the complex theory of relativity.
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He watched the movie absorbedly, captivated by the stunning visuals and gripping story.
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As she read her favorite book absorbedly, she completely lost track of time.
Synonyms
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3.1
A person looks or listens with full attention
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3.0
With care and strong focus on what you see or hear
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6.6
You watch or listen with full attention because you are very interested
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Etymology
The word absorbedly comes from absorb, which originally meant 'to soak up', like a sponge taking in water. So to do something absorbedly is to be 'soaked up' by it, fully focused and not noticing anything else.