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unabsorbing

unabsorbing adjective: not absorbing.

Adjective

unabsorbing (comparative more unabsorbing, superlative most unabsorbing)

  1. Not absorbing.
    • True, “Counterswarm,” to Ligeti, is a clever but unabsorbing conception of humans viewed as insects, and the real charm of “Aureole,” to Handel, is reduced by the women’s autopilot bright smiles (also by Mr. See’s exaggerated facial reactions).2008 March 4, Alastair Macaulay, “From a Master Craftsman, Recurring Themes of Divinity, Death and Desire”, in New York Times

Forms of unabsorbing

comparativemore unabsorbing
superlativemost unabsorbing

Origin of unabsorbing

From un- + absorbing.

Questions about unabsorbing

What does unabsorbing mean?
Unabsorbing means not absorbing.
What part of speech is unabsorbing?
Unabsorbing is an adjective.

Words near unabsorbing in the dictionary

  1. unabsorbability
  2. unabsorbable
  3. unabsorbant
  4. unabsorbed
  5. unabsorbent
  6. unabsorbing
  7. unabstemious
  8. unabstract
  9. unabstracted
  10. unabsurd
  11. unabundance

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