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absorbingly

absorbingly

4.7
In a way that keeps you interested and focused
  • adverb
  • /əbˈzɔrbɪŋli/
translation icon : absorbentemente
  • The lecture was absorbingly informative, keeping all the students engaged throughout.

Examples

  • The documentary was so absorbingly interesting that I watched it twice.

  • He read deeply into psychoanalytic literature, encouraged his friends to take to the couch, and underwent an absorbingly enjoyable two-year training analysis.

    Academic text (2009)
  • She told the story in an absorbingly detailed manner that captivated everyone in the room.

Synonyms

raptly
vsabsorbingly
  • Formal
1 6.6

You watch or listen with full attention because you are very interested

causes full attention rather than describing the person's state
engrossingly
vsabsorbingly
6.5

In a way that holds your full attention

holds attention steadily rather than only capturing it
enthrallingly
vsabsorbingly
7.7

In a way that holds the attention very strongly

holds attention without relying on strong emotional charm
absorbedly
vsabsorbingly
6.0

Giving something your full attention

is about causing attention rather than only indicating inner focus

Antonyms

In a way that makes someone have trouble paying attention

In a dull way that does not interest people

How Absorbing

absorbingly
4.7
engagingly
1 4.6
interestingly
130 1.0
dully
3 4.4

Surface Forms

absorbingly positive

Morphology

absorbingly = absorbing (transparent) = absorb + ing + ly

The adverb 'absorbingly' is transparently formed from the adjective 'absorbing' with the addition of the adverbial suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

Absorbingly comes from the verb absorb, which means 'to take in' or 'suck up', so imagine a sponge pulling in water. The ending -ingly means 'in a way that', so absorbingly means 'in a way that fully takes in your attention'.