absorbingly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

absorbing +‎ -ly

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɔɹb.ɪŋ.li/, /əbˈsɔɹb.ɪŋ.li/, /æbˈzɔɹb.ɪŋ.li/, /əbˈzɔɹb.ɪŋ.li/

Adverb[edit]

absorbingly (comparative more absorbingly, superlative most absorbingly)

  1. In an absorbing manner. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbingly”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.