absorbed
[ ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd ]
adjective
deeply interested or involved; preoccupied: He had an absorbed look on his face.
Origin of absorbed
1Other words from absorbed
- ab·sorb·ed·ly [ab-sawr-bid-lee, -zawr-], /æbˈsɔr bɪd li, -ˈzɔr-/, adverb
- ab·sorb·ed·ness, noun
- un·ab·sorbed, adjective
- well-ab·sorbed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for absorbed
absorbed
/ (əbˈsɔːbd, -ˈzɔːbd) /
adjective
engrossed; deeply interested
Derived forms of absorbed
- absorbedly (əbˈsɔːbɪdlɪ, -ˈzɔː-), adverb
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