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- adjective
Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else. - adjective of a document
finalized , written in large letters. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
engross . (in either sense)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document
- adjective giving or marked by complete attention to
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Examples
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Train has a 3-and-a-1/2 star rating on Amazon. com, with readers who say they were "completely engrossed from the opening line."
Barry Levinson Directing Adaptation of Pete Dexter's Train « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Finished the new Wired yesterday -- in addition ot the already-mentioned-here Long Tail article, there were three other very noteworthy features that had me engrossed from the first graf:
Boing Boing: October 17, 2004 - October 23, 2004 Archives 2004
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At first when I the first few words of this book, I was engrossed from the start.
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The original is in Latin, engrossed on rolls of parchment, and is in the office of the Secre - tary of the Commonwealth.
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The sunlight spilled over her shoulder and across the page, reflecting light on her face, her expression completely engrossed.
The Laird Who Loved Me Karen Hawkins 2009
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The sunlight spilled over her shoulder and across the page, reflecting light on her face, her expression completely engrossed.
The Laird Who Loved Me Karen Hawkins 2009
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The sunlight spilled over her shoulder and across the page, reflecting light on her face, her expression completely engrossed.
The Laird Who Loved Me Karen Hawkins 2009
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The original version of the Declaration was "engrossed" (a word for preparing an official document in a large, clear hand) on parchment (which is an animal skin, stretched and treated to preserve it).
Kenneth C. Davis: Pursuing Happiness (Part 2) Declaration 101 2009
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The Declaration was probably "engrossed" by Timothy Matlack, an assistant to Charles Thompson, the Secretary of the Continental Congress.
Kenneth C. Davis: Pursuing Happiness (Part 2) Declaration 101 2009
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The silly tutorials and goofy cast will keep children "engrossed" for hours.
Scabs, Zits--Gross! 2008
dinkum commented on the word engrossed
WORD: engrossed
EXAMPLE:
" Philadelphian is a king of Wikipedia editors "
PHOTO CAPTION: ' 74-year-old David Thomsen, a Wikipedia editor who has spent the past 5 years totally engrossed in his hobby, spending as much as 10 hours a day at his computer editing Wikipedia copy, stories and photos. Thomsen, who lives in the Fairmount section of the city, often works wearing his Wikipedia hats, which he has made and gives to other editors. '
--- " Philadelphian is a king of Wikipedia editors "
Theodore Schleifer, Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer, September 2, 2013
<< http://articles.philly.com/2013-09-03/news/41691958_1_south-philadelphia-march-13-david-thomsen >>
September 11, 2013