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undividedly

undividedly

6.4
With full attention and no distraction
  • adverb
  • /ˌʌndɪˈvaɪdɪdli/
translation icon : de manera completa
  • It is worth noting that Maja never mentions the fiat they had to flee; her attention is undividedly devoted to the exhaustive description of the museum building, its inhabitants, and their everyday life in it, as if the City Museum, not Dobrinja, is her real home.

Examples

  • She listened to the speaker undividedly, mesmerized by his captivating story.

  • The teacher's attention was undividedly focused on the students during the lesson.

  • He devoted himself undividedly to the project, giving it all his time and effort.

Synonyms

inseparably
vsundividedly
1 4.8

So closely connected that they cannot be kept apart

emphasizes completeness rather than close attachment to another
indivisibly
vsundividedly
1 5.7

In a way that cannot be split into parts

is about being whole and not shared or distracted

Antonyms

9 4.2

Divided into opposing parts within a group

1 1.0

Used, held, or felt by more than one group of people

How Complete

undividedly
6.4
largely
602 2.4
partially
198 2.4

Surface Forms

undividedly positive

Morphology

undividedly = undivided (transparent) = un + divide + ed + ly

Standard adverbial formation from 'undivided' meaning 'not divided' (e.g., 'undivided attention' -> 'undividedly' = in a manner that is not divided).

Etymology

The word undividedly comes from un- 'not' and divide 'to split', so it means 'not split' or whole. That's why to listen undividedly is to give your full attention, with your mind not divided between other things.