absorbingly
1
4.7
In a way that keeps you interested and focused
- adverb
- /əbˈzɔrbɪŋli/
:
absorbentemente
- The lecture was absorbingly informative, keeping all the students engaged throughout.
Examples
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The documentary was so absorbingly interesting that I watched it twice.
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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
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
absorbedly
vsabsorbingly
1
6.0
Giving something your full attention
is about causing attention rather than only indicating inner focus
engrossingly
vsabsorbingly
1
6.5
In a way that holds your full attention
holds attention steadily rather than only capturing it
enthrallingly
vsabsorbingly
1
7.7
In a way that holds the attention very strongly
holds attention without relying on strong emotional charm
Antonyms
How Absorbing
Surface Forms
absorbingly positive
Morphology
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'.